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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- St William's Shrine
- Mary Ward
- York Garrison
- The Bar Convent
- Micklegate Bar
- The Hospitium
- King Richard III and York
- A New Walk
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Retreat
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- King Edward I and York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Stonegate
- The Assembly Rooms