Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- A Pipkin
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Art Gallery
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Medieval Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King Edward I and York
- The White Rose of York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Feeding Roman York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- First World War York