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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Crest of York St John College
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Vikings and Christianity
- Judges Lodging
- Mary Ward
- Statue of Napoleon
- Alcuin of York
- Minster Library
- The Medieval Minster
- View from Station Rise
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- John Carr - Architect
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Hospitium
- The Horn of Ulf
- Lendal Bridge