Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Viking Boot
- Industrial Upheaval
- Roman Head Pot
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- A New Vision For York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Mary Ward
- The Cawood Sword
- Yorkshire Museum
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bronze weights
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Vikings and Christianity
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers