Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- View from Station Rise
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Guildhall
- Anglian Cross
- The Norman House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The 1190 Massacre
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Viking Coins
- Judges Lodging
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Vikings and Christianity
- Church of St Olave
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior