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 Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Fairfax House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Helen
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King Edward III and York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of St Olave
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa