Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Railway Institute
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Bar Convent
- Viking Coins
- The Medieval Minster
- De Grey Rooms
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Council of Arles
- Walmgate Bar
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The First Minster
- Micklegate Bar
- King Edward III and York
- York Central Library
- Is York Cursed?
- The York Observatory