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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Anglian Carving
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Vikings and Christianity
- Dick Turpin
- King Richard II and York
- The Greyfriars
- The Norman Castle
- The Council of Arles
- Viking Coins
- York Central Library
- Royal Station Hotel
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Teaching the Poor
- Gold Finger Ring
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Viking Sword Pommel