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 Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Medieval Minster
- Jubbergate
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York and the Holocaust
- King Edward III and York
- Barley Hall
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Guildhall
- John Carr - Architect
- Medieval Prisons
- Viking Boot
- A New University
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Greyfriars