Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- A New University
- Middleham Jewel
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- George Leeman
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- John Carr - Architect
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Crest of York St John College
- Minster Library
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters