Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- Viking Boot
- New Earswick
- The End of the Abbey
- The Railway Institute
- Holy Trinity Church
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Transport Moves On
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- New Shopping Centres
- Monk Bar
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Ripon College for Women
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Red Tower
- Alcuin of York
- York Railway Station