Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- King Edward II and York
- The Norman Castle
- The Assembly Rooms
- Sixties York
- Dick Turpin
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Viking Boot
- Bootham Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Fairfax House
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Greyfriars
- Monk Bar
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Hospitium