Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Guy Fawkes
- Transport Moves On
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The York Hoard
- Holy Trinity Church
- Water Lanes
- York Bombed
- St William's Shrine
- The Basilica
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Ripon College for Women
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Cawood Sword
- Anglian Hanging Bowl