Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bone Trial Piece
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Fire in the Minster
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Mansion House
- Mary Ward
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Medieval Abbey
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The End of the Abbey