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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- The End of the Abbey
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The York Helmet
- Bootham School
- Anglian Carving
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Barker Tower
- Treasurer's House
- Crest of York St John College
- Industrial Upheaval
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Railway Institute
- Micklegate Bar
- Jubbergate
- New Shopping Centres
- Scarborough Bridge