Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Victoria Bar
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Guildhall
- The Multangular Tower
- Jubbergate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Railway Institute
- St William's Shrine
- A New Vision For York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bootham Bar
- The Female Prison
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St Crux's Church
- Trams Pulled by Horses