Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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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...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Multangular Tower
- Alcuin of York
- The Council of Arles
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- William Etty, Artist
- Cinema Comes to York
- The White Rose of York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Roman Fortress