Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- King Richard II and York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Ripon College for Women
- Second World War York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Ouse Bridge
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Judges Lodging