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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- Rowntree Park
- Gold Arm Ring
- The First Railway Station
- York's Airfield
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Treasurer's House
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bone Trial Piece
- Viking Boot
- St William's Shrine
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Jewbury Cemetery