Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Lendal Bridge
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Minster in Viking Times
- New Earswick
- The Black Death
- Statue of an Athlete
- Monk Bar
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Viking Coins
- John Carr - Architect
- Anglian Cross
- York Railway Station
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Mary Ward