Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Medieval Prisons
- Water Lanes
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St Leonard's Hospital
- George Leeman
- New Shopping Centres
- Holy Trinity Church
- The 1190 Massacre
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- A New Vision For York
- Fire in the Minster
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Mary Ward