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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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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 Horn of Ulf
- Micklegate Bar
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Castle Museum
- York's Coat of Arms
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Debtors' Prison
- George Leeman
- The York Helmet
- View from Station Rise
- King Richard II and York
- The New Theatre
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- A New Walk
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Greyfriars
- King Edward II and York
- York Garrison