Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The End of the Abbey
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Abbot's House
- Lendal Tower
- The George Fox Incident
- Victoria Bar
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Multangular Tower
- The Shambles
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Railway Station
- Guy Fawkes
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Edward I and York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Minster after the Reformation