Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Red Tower
- Stonegate
- Fire in the Minster
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The End of the Abbey
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- John Carr - Architect
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Railway Institute
- Aldwark Synagogue
- A Pipkin
- The Shambles
- The York Hoard
- A New University
- Archbishop Scrope Executed