Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- A New Vision For York
- Industrial Upheaval
- The George Fox Incident
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Statue of an Athlete
- Lendal Bridge
- York and the Holocaust
- The 1190 Massacre
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Guy Fawkes
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Aldwark Synagogue
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- First World War Memorial