Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Female Prison
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Rowntree Park
- Anglian Cross
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Roman Fortress
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Stonegate
- Statue of Napoleon
- Olive Oil Container
- York Central Library
- Barker Tower
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Anglian Hanging Bowl