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 List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- 62 Low Petergate
- Clifford's Tower
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- William Etty, Artist
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Castle Museum
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Lendal Bridge
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Bombed
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Medieval Prisons
- A New University