Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Olive Oil Container
- The Battle of the Standard
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Railway Institute
- Inscription to Hecules
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York Central Library
- Norman Window Frame
- Viking Boot
- The Debtors' Prison