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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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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.
- The Black Death
- Lendal Bridge
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Cinema Comes to York
- Treasurer's House
- The York Observatory
- View from Station Rise
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Battle of the Standard
- Statue of the God Mars
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Guy Fawkes
- The Norman Minster
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Norman Castle
- Tombstone of Julia Velva