Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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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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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bone Trial Piece
- New Shopping Centres
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- King Richard II and York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The George Fox Incident
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Teaching the Poor
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop