Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- Viking Male Grooming
- Olive Oil Container
- Viking Boot
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Debtors' Prison
- Holy Trinity Church
- The First Minster
- Is York Cursed?
- The Roman Fortress
- Anglian Carving
- A New University
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Medieval Castle
- Stonegate
- John Carr - Architect
- The Minster in Viking Times