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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Norman House
- Church of St Olave
- York Railway Station
- Second World War York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Mithras and Arimanius
- John Carr - Architect
- The Retreat
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Mary Ward
- Fire in the Minster