Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Jubbergate
- St Crux's Church
- The Multangular Tower
- Viking Coins
- New Earswick
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York Bombed
- The Medieval Minster
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Fire in the Minster
- New Shopping Centres
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King Richard III and York
- The Norman Abbey
- The 1190 Massacre