Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Statue of Napoleon
- William Etty, Artist
- The Railway Institute
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Micklegate Bar
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Lendal Tower
- Viking Boot
- The Norman Castle
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Norman Abbey
- Jubbergate