Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Treasurer's House
- The 1190 Massacre
- Our Lady's Row
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Barley Hall
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Second World War York
- Fishergate Bar
- Roman Head Pot
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Clifford's Tower
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- King Richard II and York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Walmgate Bar