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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Scarborough Bridge
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Central Library
- Rowntree Park
- Inscription to Hecules
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The York Hoard
- Minster Library
- Holy Trinity Church
- Yorkshire Museum
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre