Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Fairfax House
- John Carr - Architect
- The Guildhall
- The Retreat
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Stonegate
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Viking Silk Cap
- King Edward III and York
- York and the Holocaust
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head