Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Red Tower
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- A New Walk
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Fishergate Bar
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Feeding Roman York
- The Medieval Castle
- Barley Hall
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Greyfriars