Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- A New Walk
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Micklegate Bar
- William Etty, Artist
- Walmgate Bar
- Is York Cursed?
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Norman Minster
- Fishergate Bar
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Guy Fawkes
- York Garrison
- Elizabeth Boardingham