Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fishergate Bar
- The Norman Minster
- York Castle Museum
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Fire in the Minster
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Micklegate Bar
- Ouse Bridge
- New Earswick
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bootham School