Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Barley Hall
- Guy Fawkes
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Victoria Bar
- Walmgate Bar
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Fishergate Bar
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York's Coat of Arms