Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The York Hoard
- The Council of Arles
- Jubbergate
- View from Station Rise
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Royal Station Hotel
- Lendal Tower
- Mary Ward
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Micklegate Bar
- Our Lady's Row
- Monk Bar
- A Pipkin
- York in the fifteenth Century