Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Earswick
- Fire in the Minster
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Norman Castle
- King Edward II and York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Lendal Bridge
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Norman Window Frame
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bronze weights
- Olive Oil Container
- Church of St Olave
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Rebuilt in Stone