Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Medieval Castle
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Council of Arles
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Black Death
- Victoria Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Church of St Helen
- Alcuin of York