Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The New Theatre
- King Richard III and York
- The Shambles
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Garrison
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Richard II and York
- New Earswick
- Judges Lodging
- Church of St Olave
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Monk Bar
- Inscription to Hecules
- George Leeman
- King's Manor - Victorian