Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Viking Boot
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Female Prison
- Rowntree Park
- The First Minster
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The York Helmet
- De Grey Rooms
- Teaching the Poor
- York Garrison
- Anglian Carving
- Amber Bead Workshop