Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- Church of St Olave
- Our Lady's Row
- Margaret Clitherow
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Constantius Chlorus
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Mary Ward
- The Norman House
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Female Prison
- The Battle of the Standard
- King Edward I and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel