Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- The York Observatory
- The Female Prison
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Alcuin of York
- King Richard III and York
- Ouse Bridge
- The Shambles
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Transport Moves On
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Basilica
- Gold Arm Ring
- Constantius Chlorus
- New Shopping Centres
- Gold Finger Ring