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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- Transport Moves On
- Bronze weights
- Bootham Bar
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Roman Head Pot
- The Council of Arles
- William Etty, Artist
- The New Theatre
- Church of St Helen
- Fairfax House
- A New University
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- King Edward I and York
- The Battle of the Standard