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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Greyfriars
- Viking Silk Cap
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Ouse Bridge
- Fire in the Minster
- The Norman Castle
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Gold Arm Ring
- Feeding Roman York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The White Rose of York
- The First Minster
- The 1190 Massacre
- The First Railway Station
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Plum Cakes for Christmas