Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The York Observatory
- Sixties York
- Alcuin of York
- Bronze weights
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- St Crux's Church
- The Medieval Minster
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Castle Museum
- York Art Gallery
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Barley Hall
- The Medieval Abbey