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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- The Retreat
- Bronze weights
- York's Airfield
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Anglian Carving
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Fairfax House
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The First Minster
- The Norman House
- The Mystery Plays
- Teaching the Poor
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Inscription to Hecules
- Our Lady's Row
- King Edward II and York