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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- The Shambles
- The Norman House
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Roman Head Pot
- The Medieval Castle
- The 1190 Massacre
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Basilica
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Military Belt Fitting
- King Edward II and York
- The Norman Minster
- The First Railway Station
- Olive Oil Container
- Medieval Prisons