Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- The Debtors' Prison
- Cinema Comes to York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Fire in the Minster
- The Cawood Sword
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Viking Boot
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Bar Convent
- Viking Coins
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Barley Hall
- A New Vision For York
- Statue of an Athlete