Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of St Olave
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Bombed
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- New Shopping Centres
- Rowntree Park
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The County Court House
- Bootham School
- Bone Trial Piece
- Fairfax House
- A New Vision For York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St William's Shrine
- Ouse Bridge
- A Pipkin
- Elizabeth Boardingham