Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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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 Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York and the Holocaust
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Council of Arles
- New Shopping Centres
- Statue of the God Mars
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Vikings and Christianity
- Our Lady's Row
- Minster Library
- Feeding Roman York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Ouse Bridge