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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- New Earswick
- The Black Death
- De Grey Rooms
- The First Minster
- The Cawood Sword
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Industrial Upheaval
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Bombed
- King Edward I and York
- Judges Lodging
- Viking Male Grooming
- Norman Window Frame
- The Railway Institute
- The Battle of the Standard
- Artists, Writers and Scientists