Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- First World War York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Scarborough Bridge
- Dick Turpin
- Feeding Roman York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Multangular Tower
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Art Gallery
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Our Lady's Row
- The County Court House
- St Martin Le Grand Church