Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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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 Garrison
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Abbot's House
- The Greyfriars
- Fairfax House
- Bootham School
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The County Court House
- Jubbergate
- Viking Boot
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- A Pipkin
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- John Carr - Architect
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Castle Museum