Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Mary Ward
- Second World War York
- A New Vision For York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Guy Fawkes
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Red Tower
- The Medieval Minster
- Ripon College for Women
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Anglian Carving