Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- Fire in the Minster
- A Pipkin
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Second World War York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Central Library
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Viking Coins
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Walmgate Bar
- Judges Lodging
- Medieval Prisons
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of St Helen