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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Retreat
- Bronze weights
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Mansion House
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Clifford's Tower
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The White Rose of York
- Sixties York
- Ripon College for Women
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity