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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York Union Gas Works
- Cinema Comes to York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Abbot's House
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Medieval Abbey
- George Leeman
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- A New University
- The Medieval Castle