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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Union Gas Works
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The First Railway Station
- A New Walk
- George Leeman
- The George Fox Incident
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Teaching the Poor
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Is York Cursed?
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Horn of Ulf
- The White Rose of York