Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- Statue of an Athlete
- Viking Silk Cap
- Ripon College for Women
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Fishergate Bar
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Water Lanes
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Micklegate Bar
- The Norman Castle
- The Roman Fortress
- Stonegate
- Church of St Wilfrid