Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Margaret Clitherow
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Female Prison
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King Edward I and York
- Jubbergate
- Holy Trinity Church
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Medieval Prisons
- Viking Silk Cap
- King Edward II and York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Medieval Castle
- York Art Gallery