Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The First Minster
- Gold Finger Ring
- York Central Library
- A New Walk
- The York Observatory
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Mansion House
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Railway Station
- The Roman Fortress
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Holy Trinity Church
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Norman Minster
- York Castle Museum