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
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Skeldergate Bridge
- New Shopping Centres
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bootham School
- The George Fox Incident
- The White Rose of York
- The Norman Castle
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Teaching the Poor
- York Castle Museum
- Roman Head Pot
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Second World War York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Guy Fawkes
- Inscription from Fortress Gate