Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- William Etty, Artist
- Viking Male Grooming
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- View from Station Rise
- Water Lanes
- A New Walk
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Shambles
- Fairfax House
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Yorkshire Museum
- Walmgate Bar
- Fire in the Minster
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Feeding Roman York