Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- Holy Trinity Church
- A New University
- Olive Oil Container
- York Garrison
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York and the Holocaust
- The First Railway Station
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bootham Bar
- York Railway Station
- St Crux's Church
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Micklegate Bar
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity