Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Council of Arles
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Eric Bloodaxe
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Mystery Plays
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The New Theatre
- Jubbergate
- The Red Tower
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- St William's Shrine
- Minster Library