Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Silver Strap Ends
- Church of St Olave
- Viking Silk Cap
- Norman Window Frame
- Bootham School
- Water Lanes
- The Norman Minster
- Stonegate
- Middleham Jewel
- Sixties York
- The York Hoard
- Inscription to Hecules
- William Etty, Artist
- The Hospitium
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- New Shopping Centres