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 Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- York Railway Station
- Water Lanes
- York Central Library
- The Norman Castle
- Olive Oil Container
- The Norman House
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Industrial Upheaval
- Yorkshire Museum
- Lendal Tower
- Bootham Bar
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Cawood Sword
- Statue of the God Mars
- The York Helmet
- York Art Gallery
- Vikings and Christianity