Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Cawood Sword
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Multangular Tower
- Bone Trial Piece
- The County Court House
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Vikings and Christianity
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Anglian Cross
- Gold Finger Ring
- York Garrison
- A New Walk