Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Clifford's Tower
- Viking Boot
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- A New University
- Crest of York St John College
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Is York Cursed?
- Gold Finger Ring
- The New Theatre
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St William's Shrine
- A New Vision For York