Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Scarborough Bridge
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King Richard III and York
- King Edward I and York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The White Rose of York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Clifford's Tower
- Bronze weights
- York Art Gallery
- The Black Death
- The Pilgrimage of Grace