Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Feeding Roman York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Statue of an Athlete
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Our Lady's Row
- Victoria Bar
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Female Prison
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York Bombed