Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York's Airfield
- The Medieval Minster
- The First Minster
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Central Library
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- 62 Low Petergate
- Micklegate Bar
- The George Fox Incident
- Clifford's Tower
- Monk Bar
- Our Lady's Row
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop