Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- King Edward III and York
- The Norman Minster
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Hospitium
- Viking Boot
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cinema Comes to York
- New Earswick
- Barley Hall
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Rowntree Park
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- First World War York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Council of Arles
- Ripon College for Women
- Alcuin of York