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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Church of St Olave
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The York Helmet
- The Battle of the Standard
- The York Observatory
- York and the Holocaust
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Guy Fawkes
- Rowntree Park
- The Railway Institute
- St William's Shrine
- The Guildhall
- Mary Ward
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Glazed Medieval Jug