Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- Statue of the God Mars
- The 1190 Massacre
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Fire in the Minster
- The Norman House
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Anglian Cross
- The Multangular Tower
- Crest of York St John College
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York and the Holocaust
- Gold Arm Ring
- The White Rose of York
- Medieval Prisons
- Ouse Bridge