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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Greyfriars
- Barley Hall
- York Central Library
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Bombed
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Clifford's Tower
- The Council of Arles
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Church of St Helen
- The Norman Abbey
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Medieval Prisons
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier