Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- De Grey Rooms
- Vikings and Christianity
- The 1190 Massacre
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Alcuin of York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Clifford's Tower
- The York Hoard
- Viking Silk Cap
- Minster Library
- The York Observatory
- Walmgate Bar
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- King Edward II and York
- The Multangular Tower