Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Norman Abbey
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The George Fox Incident
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Viking Sword Pommel
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Art Gallery
- Dick Turpin
- The Bar Convent
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Statue of an Athlete
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster in the 18th Century