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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- Norman Window Frame
- St Leonard's Hospital
- John Carr - Architect
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- New Shopping Centres
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The First Railway Station
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Minster after the Reformation
- A New Vision For York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Church of St Helen
- Micklegate Bar