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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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- King Richard II and York
- Yorkshire Museum
- York's Airfield
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Stonegate
- St Crux's Church
- Ouse Bridge
- York Central Library
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Roman Head Pot
- Church of St Helen
- King Edward III and York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Second World War York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity