Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York's Coat of Arms
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Rebuilt in Stone
- A Pipkin
- Scarborough Bridge
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- A New University
- The Mansion House
- Water Lanes
- The Norman Castle
- Cinema Comes to York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Horn of Ulf