Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Margaret Clitherow
- Church of St Helen
- The End of the Abbey
- The Guildhall
- York Garrison
- Viking Silk Cap
- George Leeman
- The George Fox Incident
- First World War York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The County Court House
- The Roman Fortress
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop