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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Middleham Jewel
- Micklegate Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- Roman Head Pot
- Statue of the God Mars
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Is York Cursed?
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- George Leeman
- Our Lady's Row
- Barley Hall
- Viking Coins
- The Retreat