Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Mary Ward
- The York Hoard
- The Norman Minster
- Amber Bead Workshop
- King Edward II and York
- The Bar Convent
- Stonegate
- Medieval Prisons
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Black Death
- Viking Male Grooming
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Micklegate Bar
- A New Vision For York
- St Leonard's Hospital