Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Assembly Rooms
- Our Lady's Row
- The Norman Minster
- The Black Death
- Micklegate Bar
- York Bombed
- The Medieval Minster
- Clifford's Tower
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- A New Vision For York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Mansion House
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bootham Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters