Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- King Edward II and York
- York's Airfield
- Bone Trial Piece
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Council of Arles
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bootham Bar
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York's Coat of Arms
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Military Belt Fitting
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- First World War York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Mansion House
- Guy Fawkes