Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bone Trial Piece
- Royal Station Hotel
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Castle Museum
- York Garrison
- Anglian Cross
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Olive Oil Container
- St Crux's Church
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- De Grey Rooms
- The Victorian Prison Building
- A Pipkin
- Crest of York St John College