Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- York Bombed
- Judges Lodging
- Mithras and Arimanius
- A New Walk
- King Edward II and York
- Norman Window Frame
- The Medieval Abbey
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Railway Station
- Ouse Bridge
- The York Observatory
- Church of St Helen
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman Castle
- Middleham Jewel
- York Garrison
- The Norman House