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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The York Hoard
- The Horn of Ulf
- Alcuin of York
- A New University
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Mystery Plays
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Union Gas Works
- The Abbot's House
- Minster Library
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Silk Cap
- Crest of York St John College
- King Edward III and York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window