Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Cawood Sword
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Minster Library
- Bronze weights
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Bar Convent
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Multangular Tower
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Guy Fawkes
- Viking Male Grooming
- The York Hoard
- Military Belt Fitting
- The George Fox Incident
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop