Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York and the Holocaust
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bronze weights
- The Medieval Abbey
- Anglian Carving
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bootham School
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Mary Ward
- A New University
- The Mystery Plays
- Holy Trinity Church
- Alcuin of York