Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- All Saints Church, North Street
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Middleham Jewel
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Medieval Minster
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- 62 Low Petergate
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Yorkshire Museum
- Teaching the Poor
- The Black Death
- The Female Prison
- The New Theatre