Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- De Grey Rooms
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bronze weights
- Monk Bar
- Ouse Bridge
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Alcuin of York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- View from Station Rise
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York Bombed
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Council of Arles