Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Norman Abbey
- Holy Trinity Church
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Statue of an Athlete
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Garrison
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Retreat
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York's Coat of Arms
- First World War Memorial
- York Union Gas Works
- Hair of a Roman Girl