Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Olive Oil Container
- York Union Gas Works
- Middleham Jewel
- York's Coat of Arms
- Ripon College for Women
- The Multangular Tower
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Ouse Bridge
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Statue of the God Mars
- Margaret Clitherow
- St Crux's Church
- De Grey Rooms
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Guy Fawkes