Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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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...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- 62 Low Petergate
- King Edward I and York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Church of St Helen
- The Medieval Castle
- Barker Tower
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Roman Fortress
- The Norman Minster
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Water Lanes
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Ripon College for Women