Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Mansion House
- Norman Window Frame
- Roman Head Pot
- King Richard II and York
- Military Belt Fitting
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Horn of Ulf
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Minster Library
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- A New Vision For York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Statue of an Athlete
- York Central Library