Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Cawood Sword
- The Hospitium
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Bombed
- Barker Tower
- Cinema Comes to York
- Fishergate Bar
- Transport Moves On
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Medieval Prisons
- Lendal Tower
- A New Walk
- Viking Boot