Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Garrison
- St William's Shrine
- The Norman Castle
- Ripon College for Women
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Barley Hall
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Mary Ward
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- George Leeman
- The Norman House
- The Basilica
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Shambles
- Gold Arm Ring
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy