Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Cawood Sword
- Fairfax House
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Basilica
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Mystery Plays
- Inscription to Hecules
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Medieval Abbey
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Dick Turpin
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Ouse Bridge
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Medieval Chamber Pot