Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Ouse Bridge
- St William's Shrine
- The York Helmet
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Anglian Cross
- York Art Gallery
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Guildhall
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Micklegate Bar
- Teaching the Poor
- Crest of York St John College
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Clifford's Tower
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Viking Male Grooming
- A New University