Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- The Guildhall
- Anglian Carving
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- King Edward III and York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Minster Library
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Bar Convent
- First World War York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate