Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- King Edward II and York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fairfax House
- The Debtors' Prison
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Crux's Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Our Lady's Row
- The Black Death
- The Norman Abbey
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Roman Head Pot
- The Cawood Sword
- Mary Ward
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Clifford's Tower