Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- The Retreat
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- 62 Low Petergate
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- King Richard III and York
- The Norman Minster
- Monk Bar
- Water Lanes
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Shambles
- First World War York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The York Observatory
- The York Hoard
- The Abbot's House