Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The York Hoard
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Mystery Plays
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster after the Reformation
- John Carr - Architect
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Micklegate Bar
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Debtors' Prison
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York Art Gallery
- The Mansion House
- St Crux's Church
- Eric Bloodaxe