Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York Bombed
- Inscription to Hecules
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Greyfriars
- A New Walk
- Walmgate Bar
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Norman Castle
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Red Tower
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway