Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Norman Window Frame
- Ouse Bridge
- Bronze weights
- The Hospitium
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Council of Arles
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Rowntree Park
- Statue of Napoleon
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- A New Walk
- George Leeman
- York Art Gallery
- St William's Shrine
- New Earswick
- The Red Tower