Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Medieval Minster
- The Retreat
- The Shambles
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The York Hoard
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Medieval Abbey
- Sixties York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Scarborough Bridge
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Railway Institute