Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- The First Minster
- York Central Library
- The Red Tower
- Sixties York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Anglian Cross
- York Castle Museum
- Lendal Bridge
- St Crux's Church
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Alcuin of York
- The Retreat
- The Norman House
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Is York Cursed?