Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Feeding Roman York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Art Gallery
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Medieval Castle
- First World War Memorial
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Lendal Bridge
- The Norman Castle
- Church of St Olave
- Fire in the Minster
- De Grey Rooms
- York Garrison
- A New University