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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- The Abbot's House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Middleham Jewel
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Walmgate Bar
- Alcuin of York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Guildhall
- The George Fox Incident
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Jubbergate
- King Edward I and York
- De Grey Rooms
- Fire in the Minster
- The Debtors' Prison