Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- Medieval Prisons
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- A New Vision For York
- Our Lady's Row
- Minster Library
- York Railway Station
- George Leeman
- Second World War York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bootham Bar
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- William Etty, Artist
- The George Fox Incident