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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Viking Male Grooming
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Guildhall
- Fire in the Minster
- King Edward I and York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- New Shopping Centres
- The Bar Convent
- Church of St Helen
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Gold Finger Ring
- York and the Holocaust
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Statue of Napoleon