Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York's Airfield
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Battle of the Standard
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Victoria Bar
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Margaret Clitherow
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Medieval Castle
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Assembly Rooms
- Our Lady's Row