Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Crest of York St John College
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Battle of the Standard
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Norman Castle
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Treasurer's House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Bar Convent
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York