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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Medieval Abbey
- King Edward II and York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Anglian Cross
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Treasurer's House
- Middleham Jewel
- Barley Hall
- Clifford's Tower
- Lendal Bridge
- Dick Turpin
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Black Death
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- St William's Shrine