Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- George Leeman
- Statue of the God Mars
- Mary Ward
- Scarborough Bridge
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- First World War Memorial
- Bootham School
- The End of the Abbey
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Roman Fortress
- Church of St Helen
- View from Station Rise
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Garrison