Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- The County Court House
- York Garrison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The York Helmet
- New Earswick
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Transport Moves On
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Yorkshire Museum
- Viking Coins
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- A New Vision For York
- Olive Oil Container
- Jubbergate