Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Assembly Rooms
- William Etty, Artist
- The Greyfriars
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Multangular Tower
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bronze weights
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Archbishop Scrope Executed