Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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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.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Viking Male Grooming
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- New Shopping Centres
- St Crux's Church
- Military Belt Fitting
- Mary Ward
- Teaching the Poor
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Guildhall
- Rowntree Park
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Retreat
- Dick Turpin