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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Shambles
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Margaret Clitherow
- Viking Coins
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- View from Station Rise
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The White Rose of York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Basilica
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Barker Tower
- Bootham Bar