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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- Treasurer's House
- New Shopping Centres
- King Edward I and York
- The York Observatory
- Olive Oil Container
- Cinema Comes to York
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Medieval Castle
- Teaching the Poor
- York Art Gallery
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Statue of an Athlete
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Guildhall
- York Union Gas Works