Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Norman Window Frame
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Micklegate Bar
- The Abbot's House
- York Railway Station
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Multangular Tower
- A New University
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window