Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Multangular Tower
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Union Gas Works
- Guy Fawkes
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Sixties York
- Church of St Helen
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Vikings and Christianity
- George Leeman
- The Assembly Rooms
- Walmgate Bar
- Ripon College for Women
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- St Martin Le Grand Church