Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- John Carr - Architect
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The County Court House
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Dick Turpin
- Barley Hall
- Lendal Bridge
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Shambles
- The 1190 Massacre
- Viking Boot
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Female Prison
- The Abbot's House
- Anglian Cross
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity