Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bone Trial Piece
- Cinema Comes to York
- King Richard III and York
- The Shambles
- Church of St Helen
- Fishergate Bar
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York Art Gallery
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Bar Convent
- Statue of an Athlete
- A New Walk