Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bootham Bar
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York Railway Station
- The New Theatre
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Rowntree Park
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Castle Museum
- The Pilgrimage of Grace