Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- New Shopping Centres
- The Roman Fortress
- The Bar Convent
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Crest of York St John College
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Railway Institute
- First World War York
- The Medieval Minster
- A Pipkin
- York Railway Station
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Minster Library
- George Leeman