Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bootham Bar
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Micklegate Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- Rowntree Park
- De Grey Rooms
- The 1190 Massacre
- King Edward II and York
- Lendal Bridge
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- A New Walk
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The First Minster
- The Red Tower
- St Columba's United Reformed Church