Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- View from Station Rise
- Viking Sword Pommel
- St Crux's Church
- The 1190 Massacre
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bootham School
- The Horn of Ulf
- York Garrison
- Viking Coins
- Fire in the Minster
- A New University
- King Edward II and York
- The Cawood Sword
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Fishergate Bar
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries