Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Norman House
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Norman Window Frame
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Olive Oil Container
- Lendal Tower
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Castle Museum
- The York Observatory
- New Earswick
- Holy Trinity Church
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King Richard II and York
- Skeldergate Bridge