Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The First Railway Station
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Shambles
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- New Shopping Centres
- The New Theatre
- Clifford's Tower
- York Art Gallery
- Judges Lodging
- St Leonard's Hospital
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Central Library
- 62 Low Petergate