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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Fishergate Bar
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- A Pipkin
- Rowntree Park
- Fairfax House
- York Railway Station
- The Greyfriars
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The End of the Abbey
- Fire in the Minster
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The York Observatory
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Vikings and Christianity