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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- George Leeman
- Our Lady's Row
- The York Hoard
- A Pipkin
- Viking Silk Cap
- York Railway Station
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Norman Minster
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Roman Head Pot
- Medieval Prisons
- Norman Window Frame
- York's Airfield
- The Hospitium
- Barker Tower