Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fairfax House
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Constantius Chlorus
- King Edward II and York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The White Rose of York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Water Lanes
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Castle Museum
- The York Hoard
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- New Shopping Centres
- Bootham Bar
- The Mansion House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers