Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- First World War York
- First World War Memorial
- Norman Window Frame
- The Hospitium
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bronze weights
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Railway Station
- The Council of Arles
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- St Crux's Church
- Judges Lodging
- The Medieval Minster
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Art Gallery
- Elizabeth Boardingham