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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- The Norman Castle
- Barley Hall
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's Airfield
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The White Rose of York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Barker Tower
- View from Station Rise
- Inscription to Hecules
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Our Lady's Row
- George Leeman
- The Battle of the Standard
- Fishergate Bar