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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- De Grey Rooms
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Olive Oil Container
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Castle Museum
- King Richard III and York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Monk Bar
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The White Rose of York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Treasurer's House
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Viking Boot