Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Norman Minster
- The Medieval Castle
- The Council of Arles
- Gold Arm Ring
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The White Rose of York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Clifford's Tower
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Abbot's House