Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Shambles
- The 1190 Massacre
- Clifford's Tower
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The York Observatory
- The Mystery Plays
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Multangular Tower
- The Council of Arles
- The Basilica
- Rowntree Park
- Is York Cursed?
- Amber Bead Workshop
- King Edward I and York