Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Viking Silk Cap
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Guildhall
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Fire in the Minster
- A New University
- King Edward I and York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York