Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Mystery Plays
- Fairfax House
- The Guildhall
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Ouse Bridge
- First World War York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Dick Turpin
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The New Theatre
- Daniel Defoe's York