Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Dick Turpin
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York Castle Museum
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Holy Trinity Church
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Central Library
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Statue of the God Mars
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Council of Arles
- Anglian Carving
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Roman Fortress