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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Stonegate
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Minster Library
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Guy Fawkes
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Sixties York
- Medieval Prisons
- A New Vision For York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- 62 Low Petergate