Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Roman Head Pot
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Richard II and York
- The York Helmet
- The Railway Institute
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Horn of Ulf
- St Crux's Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- A New Vision For York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- New Earswick
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Norman Minster
- The Black Death
- Skeldergate Bridge