Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Mystery Plays
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Guildhall
- The Greyfriars
- Church of St Olave
- The Norman House
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Minster Library
- Industrial Upheaval
- Viking Male Grooming