Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Silver Strap Ends
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The York Observatory
- New Shopping Centres
- Is York Cursed?
- Margaret Clitherow
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Viking Boot
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Norman Abbey
- Treasurer's House
- A Pipkin
- Statue of the God Mars
- First World War Memorial