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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Silver Strap Ends
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Norman Window Frame
- De Grey Rooms
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- St William's Shrine
- The Cawood Sword
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Anglian Cross
- Sixties York
- The Norman Minster
- A Pipkin
- The County Court House