Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Statue of the God Mars
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Scarborough Bridge
- Statue of Napoleon
- The York Observatory
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Hospitium
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The 1190 Massacre
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate