Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- York's Airfield
- The Roman Fortress
- Bronze weights
- Viking Male Grooming
- Mary Ward
- Clifford's Tower
- Anglian Cross
- Alcuin of York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Inscription to Hecules
- Cinema Comes to York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Roman Head Pot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Red Tower
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill