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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Industrial Upheaval
- Dick Turpin
- Fishergate Bar
- Our Lady's Row
- The Red Tower
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Debtors' Prison
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Medieval Prisons