Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- The George Fox Incident
- Inscription to Hecules
- Bootham Bar
- Viking Boot
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Clifford's Tower
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Multangular Tower
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Assembly Rooms
- George Leeman
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Transport Moves On
- Sixties York
- De Grey Rooms
- Fairfax House