Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Monk Bar
- York Garrison
- Medieval Prisons
- De Grey Rooms
- The Assembly Rooms
- King Richard II and York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Is York Cursed?
- Barley Hall
- New Shopping Centres
- Statue of the God Mars
- St Crux's Church
- The Railway Institute
- King Edward III and York