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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- The Medieval Castle
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King Edward III and York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York and the Holocaust
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Dick Turpin
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Bootham School
- Viking Silk Cap
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bone Trial Piece
- Skeldergate Bridge