Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Olive Oil Container
- Fairfax House
- Micklegate Bar
- View from Station Rise
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Norman Castle
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Rowntree Park
- The Council of Arles
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Fishergate Bar
- York Garrison
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers