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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- King Edward III and York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Alcuin of York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Bootham Bar
- Holy Trinity Church
- The York Observatory
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Our Lady's Row
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Norman Abbey
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Minster in Viking Times