Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Treasurer's House
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Norman House
- King Edward III and York
- The Norman Minster
- Rowntree Park
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Bronze weights
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Council of Arles
- Monk Bar
- The Red Tower
- The Norman Abbey
- Anglian Cross