Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- Margaret Clitherow
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Norman House
- Roman Head Pot
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Victoria Bar
- The Greyfriars
- Jubbergate
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Our Lady's Row
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Railway Station
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- St William's Shrine