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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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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Roman Head Pot
- Anglian Carving
- The York Observatory
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Union Gas Works
- Gold Finger Ring
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Barker Tower
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Gold Arm Ring