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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Norman Castle
- Fishergate Bar
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bootham Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Female Prison
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Statue of Napoleon
- The New Theatre
- Middleham Jewel
- Medieval Prisons
- William Etty, Artist
- Viking Male Grooming
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Minster in the 18th Century