Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bootham Bar
- New Earswick
- The Guildhall
- York Castle Museum
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York Railway Station
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Water Lanes
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Viking Boot
- York's Airfield
- Medieval Prisons