Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Viking Male Grooming
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bronze weights
- York Castle Museum
- St Crux's Church
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The County Court House
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The York Hoard
- Olive Oil Container
- Crest of York St John College