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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Scarborough Bridge
- Anglian Carving
- De Grey Rooms
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Roman Head Pot
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Industrial Upheaval
- St Crux's Church
- First World War Memorial
- Bootham School
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Railway Station
- View from Station Rise
- Bronze weights
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers