Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Black Death
- York's Coat of Arms
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Medieval Minster
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Fishergate Bar
- Bootham School
- De Grey Rooms
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Mary Ward
- The Greyfriars
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Anglian Carving
- Military Belt Fitting
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool