Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- William Etty, Artist
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Red Tower
- Ripon College for Women
- King Edward I and York
- The Multangular Tower
- Fire in the Minster
- Walmgate Bar
- Clifford's Tower
- Feeding Roman York
- Second World War York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Royal Station Hotel