Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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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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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Norman House
- The Retreat
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Cinema Comes to York
- Sixties York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Abbot's House
- The Shambles
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Medieval Castle
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Mary Ward
- Fishergate Bar