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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- A New Vision For York
- Silver Strap Ends
- John Carr - Architect
- The Norman Abbey
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Medieval Castle
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Gold Finger Ring
- Viking Coins
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Norman Castle
- Stonegate
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre