Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Lendal Bridge
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Cawood Sword
- York Railway Station
- King Edward III and York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Railway Institute
- Cinema Comes to York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Battle of the Standard
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- A New Walk
- King Edward II and York
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bronze weights
- The First Minster