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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- The Medieval Minster
- Mary Ward
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Olive Oil Container
- George Leeman
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Multangular Tower
- Teaching the Poor
- Constantius Chlorus
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window