Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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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.
- King Richard III and York
- Dick Turpin
- Anglian Cross
- The Norman Minster
- Statue of the God Mars
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Mansion House
- York Bombed
- York and the Holocaust
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Clifford's Tower
- Micklegate Bar
- John Carr - Architect
- Skeldergate Bridge
- King Edward II and York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Hair of a Roman Girl