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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Barker Tower
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St William's Shrine
- Jubbergate
- Crest of York St John College
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Medieval Minster
- Feeding Roman York
- Fire in the Minster
- Royal Station Hotel
- Second World War York
- Water Lanes
- York Bombed
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Medieval Abbey