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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Water Lanes
- Feeding Roman York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Military Belt Fitting
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Barker Tower
- York Castle Museum
- St Crux's Church
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Lendal Bridge
- De Grey Rooms
- Middleham Jewel
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Plum Cakes for Christmas