Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The First Minster
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Shambles
- Ouse Bridge
- Skeldergate Bridge
- King Edward II and York
- John Carr - Architect
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Fishergate Bar
- The Bar Convent
- Rebuilt in Stone