Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Fishergate Bar
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Basilica
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Greyfriars
- Dick Turpin
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Jubbergate
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- A New Vision For York