Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Roman Head Pot
- Ripon College for Women
- The York Hoard
- King Edward III and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Dick Turpin
- York Art Gallery
- King Richard III and York
- The Retreat
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The County Court House
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Treasurer's House