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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Second World War York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Norman Minster
- Teaching the Poor
- King Edward II and York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bootham School
- Olive Oil Container
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Guy Fawkes
- Statue of Napoleon
- A Pipkin
- The Medieval Minster