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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Barker Tower
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Shambles
- A New University
- Anglian Carving
- Jewbury Cemetery
- George Leeman
- Victoria Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- King Richard III and York
- The Red Tower
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- New Earswick