Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Basilica
- Bronze weights
- Norman Window Frame
- Barker Tower
- Mary Ward
- A New Walk
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Olave
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Holy Trinity Church
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Debtors' Prison
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head