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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Basilica
- York Art Gallery
- Statue of an Athlete
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The York Observatory
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Our Lady's Row
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Norman House
- The Norman Abbey
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Gold Arm Ring
- Second World War York