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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Monk Bar
- Yorkshire Museum
- A New University
- The Roman Fortress
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Statue of the God Mars
- King Edward II and York
- St William's Shrine
- The George Fox Incident
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- John Carr - Architect