Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- John Carr - Architect
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York St John in the 20th Century
- King Richard III and York
- Treasurer's House
- Clifford's Tower
- Military Belt Fitting
- Fishergate Bar
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The York Observatory
- Bootham Bar
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart