Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Debtors' Prison
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Bar Convent
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Teaching the Poor
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Greyfriars
- The End of the Abbey
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Horn of Ulf
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Eric Bloodaxe