Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Medieval Prisons
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Micklegate Bar
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Female Prison
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fairfax House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Guy Fawkes
- Walmgate Bar
- Crest of York St John College
- York Union Gas Works
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Norman Abbey
- Rebuilt in Stone