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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- The First Minster
- A New University
- View from Station Rise
- Guy Fawkes
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Minster Library
- Micklegate Bar
- Monk Bar
- The Roman Fortress
- Skeldergate Bridge
- St Crux's Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- 62 Low Petergate
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Norman House