Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- The Debtors' Prison
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- George Leeman
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Cawood Sword
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Central Library
- York Castle Museum
- The White Rose of York
- York Art Gallery
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Mary Ward
- Stonegate
- York Garrison
- Scarborough Bridge
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Water Lanes