Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bronze weights
- York Garrison
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Yorkshire Museum
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Roman Fortress
- The George Fox Incident
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Barley Hall
- Teaching the Poor
- The Horn of Ulf
- The York Helmet
- Victoria Bar
- Silver Strap Ends
- Water Lanes