Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Debtors' Prison
- Medieval Prisons
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Water Lanes
- King Richard III and York
- King Edward I and York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Ouse Bridge
- St William's Shrine
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Central Methodist Chapel
- First World War York
- The Mystery Plays
- Alcuin of York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York