Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Monk Bar
- The Medieval Abbey
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Dick Turpin
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Basilica
- Constantius Chlorus
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bootham Bar
- Vikings and Christianity
- A Pipkin
- Viking Boot