Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Water Lanes
- The First Railway Station
- The Female Prison
- The Norman Minster
- The End of the Abbey
- The Greyfriars
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Ripon College for Women
- Gold Arm Ring
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King Edward I and York
- York Bombed
- Viking Boot
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Teaching the Poor
- Gold Finger Ring
- The First Minster