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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- Water Lanes
- The Medieval Minster
- Lendal Bridge
- Gold Arm Ring
- The George Fox Incident
- The Mansion House
- Alcuin of York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Anglian Cross
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Battle of the Standard
- Industrial Upheaval