Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Norman Minster
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York and the Holocaust
- New Shopping Centres
- Guy Fawkes
- Alcuin of York
- The Norman House
- Silver Strap Ends
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Hospitium
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Statue of Napoleon
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- A Pipkin