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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Barley Hall
- The Battle of the Standard
- Feeding Roman York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The 1190 Massacre
- Gold Finger Ring
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Second World War York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Medieval Minster
- Middleham Jewel
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart