Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Church of St Helen
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Norman Castle
- Bone Trial Piece
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The First Railway Station
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Norman Minster
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Norman Abbey
- The Mansion House
- Judges Lodging
- Alcuin of York
- The York Observatory
- New Shopping Centres