Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Railway Institute
- Mithras and Arimanius
- St Crux's Church
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Barker Tower
- Roman Head Pot
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Norman Window Frame
- Middleham Jewel
- Is York Cursed?
- The Mansion House
- Viking Male Grooming
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Norman House