Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Rowntree Park
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- First World War York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Feeding Roman York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Church of St Helen
- First World War Memorial