Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Barker Tower
- The Multangular Tower
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Abbot's House
- New Earswick
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Church of St Helen
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Medieval Castle
- York Bombed
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'