Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Stonegate
- The Medieval Minster
- The York Hoard
- Teaching the Poor
- The New Theatre
- The Medieval Castle
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Statue of Napoleon
- King Edward III and York
- The End of the Abbey
- The Greyfriars
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Helen
- Viking Sword Pommel