Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- De Grey Rooms
- Margaret Clitherow
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Medieval Minster
- Statue of Napoleon
- Judges Lodging
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Micklegate Bar
- York Railway Station
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Garrison
- St Crux's Church