Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- York's Airfield
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The George Fox Incident
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The York Observatory
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Guildhall
- Bootham School
- York Railway Station
- A New Walk
- Industrial Upheaval
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Viking Boot
- Anglian Carving