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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Silver Strap Ends
- The York Observatory
- Inscription to Hecules
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Central Library
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Anglian Carving
- The Medieval Castle
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Rowntree Park
- Micklegate Bar