Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Victoria Bar
- A New Vision For York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Transport Moves On
- King Edward II and York
- Scarborough Bridge
- The End of the Abbey
- Treasurer's House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Guy Fawkes
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The First Minster
- The Medieval Castle
- York Union Gas Works
- York and the Holocaust