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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Black Death
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Battle of the Standard
- 62 Low Petergate
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Treasurer's House
- York and the Holocaust
- Mary Ward
- The Greyfriars
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Feeding Roman York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The York Hoard
- The Minster after the Reformation