Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- The Mansion House
- The Railway Institute
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Monk Bar
- Statue of Napoleon
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Edward III and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Norman House
- The York Observatory
- St Columba's United Reformed Church