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 Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Female Prison
- The York Helmet
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Minster Library
- 62 Low Petergate
- The New Theatre
- Holy Trinity Church
- Walmgate Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Is York Cursed?
- Roman Head Pot
- Anglian Cross
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Statue of an Athlete
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Pilgrimage of Grace