Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The First Railway Station
- King Edward I and York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Medieval Prisons
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The York Observatory
- Silver Strap Ends
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bootham School
- Lendal Tower
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Horn of Ulf