Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Fire in the Minster
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Basilica
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bootham Bar
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Art Gallery
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Alcuin of York