Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- A New Vision For York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The York Hoard
- Dick Turpin
- Medieval Prisons
- Mithras and Arimanius
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Shambles
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Norman House
- Statue of Napoleon
- Is York Cursed?
- Viking Coins
- Plum Cakes for Christmas