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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Battle of the Standard
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York's Airfield
- Our Lady's Row
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Church of St Helen
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- A Pipkin
- King Richard III and York
- Scarborough Bridge