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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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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 Female Prison
- York Castle Museum
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- View from Station Rise
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Clifford's Tower
- Middleham Jewel
- King Richard III and York
- The First Railway Station
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Multangular Tower
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Retreat
- Lendal Tower
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Central Methodist Chapel