Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Our Lady's Row
- Military Belt Fitting
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Feeding Roman York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Black Death
- Gold Finger Ring
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Ripon College for Women
- Fire in the Minster
- First World War Memorial
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Red Tower