Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The New Theatre
- Vikings and Christianity
- A Pipkin
- New Earswick
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Industrial Upheaval
- William Etty, Artist
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King Edward II and York
- The 1190 Massacre
- York Castle Museum
- Treasurer's House
- Inscription to Hecules
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Debtors' Prison