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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- First World War York
- A New University
- Silver Strap Ends
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Debtors' Prison
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Norman Abbey
- Margaret Clitherow