Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- York Railway Station
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The York Observatory
- Alcuin of York
- The Red Tower
- The Railway Institute
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Medieval Abbey
- The End of the Abbey
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Roman Head Pot
- York Bombed
- Gold Finger Ring
- York Castle Museum