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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- King Edward I and York
- The Black Death
- Margaret Clitherow
- Scarborough Bridge
- Rebuilt in Stone
- View from Station Rise
- Bootham School
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The First Railway Station
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Railway Station
- Mary Ward
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Assembly Rooms