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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Central Library
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Black Death
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Abbot's House
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Gold Arm Ring
- Jewbury Cemetery
- A New University
- Viking Male Grooming
- Treasurer's House
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Transport Moves On
- A New Walk
- Walmgate Bar