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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Norman Window Frame
- The Debtors' Prison
- George Leeman
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Middleham Jewel
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Statue of an Athlete
- Viking Boot
- York Central Library
- The End of the Abbey
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Council of Arles
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Mary Ward
- Church of St Helen