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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Ripon College for Women
- View from Station Rise
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Assembly Rooms
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Basilica
- William Etty, Artist
- The Medieval Abbey
- Feeding Roman York
- The Multangular Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Teaching the Poor
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King Richard III and York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior