Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Abbot's House
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Norman House
- Statue of Napoleon
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Medieval Castle
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Constantius Chlorus
- John Carr - Architect
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Vikings and Christianity
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Railway Institute