Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Retreat
- Amber Bead Workshop
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Rowntree Park
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Vikings and Christianity
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The York Helmet
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York's Airfield
- Statue of an Athlete
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Statue of Napoleon
- Transport Moves On