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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Debtors' Prison
- A Pipkin
- Viking Male Grooming
- William Etty, Artist
- The George Fox Incident
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- George Leeman
- Bronze weights
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Norman Abbey
- The Mansion House
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Victoria Bar
- The Norman Castle
- Anglian Cross