Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- The Cawood Sword
- Transport Moves On
- Guy Fawkes
- York and the Holocaust
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Teaching the Poor
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Medieval Castle
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- New Earswick
- Treasurer's House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Gold Arm Ring