Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Norman Castle
- Roman Head Pot
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The White Rose of York
- Norman Window Frame
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- A New Walk
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Council of Arles
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York and the Holocaust
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)