Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Abbot's House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Dick Turpin
- Church of St Helen
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Victoria Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Viking Boot
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- John Carr - Architect
- Daniel Defoe's York
- A New Vision For York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- William Etty, Artist
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle