Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- The End of the Abbey
- Church of St Helen
- Alcuin of York
- Dick Turpin
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Clifford's Tower
- The Medieval Abbey
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Inscription to Hecules
- Mary Ward
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Feeding Roman York
- Mithras and Arimanius