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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Alcuin of York
- The Female Prison
- The York Helmet
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Anglian Cross
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- A New Vision For York
- The County Court House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Walmgate Bar
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- John Carr - Architect