Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Gold Arm Ring
- Fishergate Bar
- Second World War York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Is York Cursed?
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Greyfriars
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Monk Bar
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Our Lady's Row
- King Richard II and York