Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Viking Silk Cap
- Inscription to Hecules
- Alcuin of York
- Barker Tower
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Rowntree Park
- Lendal Tower
- Our Lady's Row
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Norman Minster
- Rebuilt in Stone
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Council of Arles