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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Teaching the Poor
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Industrial Upheaval
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Mystery Plays
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Garrison
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York Art Gallery
- The Black Death
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa