Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Gold Finger Ring
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Railway Institute
- Roman Head Pot
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Greyfriars
- St William's Shrine
- Barley Hall
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Norman Castle
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York's Airfield
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Transport Moves On