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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Basilica
- The Battle of the Standard
- Is York Cursed?
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Debtors' Prison
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Medieval Prisons
- The York Hoard
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Roman Fortress
- Mary Ward