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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- The York Hoard
- Cinema Comes to York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Jewbury Cemetery
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Mary Ward
- York's Coat of Arms
- A New University
- Bronze weights
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Gold Arm Ring
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Vikings and Christianity
- Clifford's Tower
- Water Lanes