Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Shambles
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York Art Gallery
- York Garrison
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Horn of Ulf
- York Union Gas Works
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Aldwark Synagogue
- William Etty, Artist
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Viking Coins
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Railway King: George Hudson