Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Viking Boot
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Crest of York St John College
- Viking Coins
- The White Rose of York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Basilica
- The Norman Abbey
- St William's Shrine
- The Female Prison
- Constantius Chlorus