Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Sixties York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Feeding Roman York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- A New University
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Retreat
- Treasurer's House
- Crest of York St John College
- New Earswick
- The Basilica
- New Shopping Centres
- Our Lady's Row