Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Victoria Bar
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Cawood Sword
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Norman Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Norman House
- Dick Turpin
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Central Library
- King Edward I and York
- Minster Library
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Debtors' Prison
- Second World War York