Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- First World War Memorial
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Teaching the Poor
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- John Carr - Architect
- Micklegate Bar
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bootham Bar
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Statue of the God Mars