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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Olive Oil Container
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bootham Bar
- The Council of Arles
- The Cawood Sword
- Fishergate Bar
- York Castle Museum
- York and the Holocaust
- The 1190 Massacre
- Judges Lodging
- Crest of York St John College
- Military Belt Fitting
- Statue of an Athlete
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Minster in the 18th Century