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 Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- The York Helmet
- The First Minster
- Minster Library
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Council of Arles
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Castle Museum
- The Assembly Rooms
- York Central Library
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Black Death
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- John Carr - Architect
- Barley Hall