Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- De Grey Rooms
- Micklegate Bar
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Lendal Bridge
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Mary Ward
- Our Lady's Row
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Norman Minster
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Victoria Bar