Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Victoria Bar
- Gold Arm Ring
- Church of St Olave
- Sixties York
- Ripon College for Women
- Lendal Bridge
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Retreat
- York's Airfield
- Bronze weights
- York Central Library
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Mystery Plays
- Alcuin of York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Fishergate Bar