Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Medieval Prisons
- Amber Bead Workshop
- George Leeman
- Feeding Roman York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Battle of the Standard
- King Edward III and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The York Hoard
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Female Prison
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Church of St Helen
- Roman Head Pot
- The Shambles