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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Mary Ward
- A New University
- The Norman Minster
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Horn of Ulf
- Feeding Roman York
- Statue of the God Mars
- 62 Low Petergate
- De Grey Rooms
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Railway Station
- The Railway Institute
- St William's Shrine
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse