Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- The Norman Abbey
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Basilica
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Cawood Sword
- De Grey Rooms
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Battle of the Standard
- Teaching the Poor
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Railway Institute
- Norman Window Frame
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Railway Station
- The Greyfriars