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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Norman House
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Anglian Carving
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Norman Abbey
- The Basilica
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The New Theatre
- The First Minster
- Is York Cursed?
- The York Helmet