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 Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- King Edward I and York
- Barker Tower
- John Carr - Architect
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- New Shopping Centres
- The York Observatory
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King Edward II and York
- The Norman House
- George Leeman
- The First Minster
- Second World War York
- The First Railway Station
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Shambles