Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- Scarborough Bridge
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Feeding Roman York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Olive Oil Container
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Gold Finger Ring
- Guy Fawkes
- The Medieval Castle
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Shambles
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The 1190 Massacre
- A New University