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 Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Industrial Upheaval
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Abbot's House
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Horn of Ulf
- Roman Head Pot
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- A New Walk
- Holy Trinity Church
- Ouse Bridge
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Garrison
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions