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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- York's Airfield
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Norman Castle
- Dick Turpin
- The Mansion House
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Red Tower
- Lendal Bridge
- Fairfax House
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Bar Convent
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Battle of the Standard
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Crest of York St John College