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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- The County Court House
- Norman Window Frame
- A New Walk
- Anglian Cross
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Railway Station
- Constantius Chlorus
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Royal Station Hotel
- Treasurer's House
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Norman Abbey
- View from Station Rise
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Medieval Prisons