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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Water Lanes
- The First Railway Station
- Dick Turpin
- Mary Ward
- Yorkshire Museum
- Fairfax House
- Bronze weights
- York Bombed
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Barley Hall
- Is York Cursed?
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The County Court House
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector