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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ripon College for Women
- Is York Cursed?
- York Railway Station
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Inscription to Hecules
- Statue of Napoleon
- Micklegate Bar
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Silver Strap Ends
- Church of St Helen
- The Cawood Sword
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Royal Station Hotel
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster in the 18th Century