Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people 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...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- Holy Trinity Church
- A Pipkin
- The Shambles
- Silver Strap Ends
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bone Trial Piece
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- New Shopping Centres
- Lendal Bridge
- Fishergate Bar
- St Crux's Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bronze weights
- The York Observatory
- The Mystery Plays
- Monk Bar
- Archbishop Scrope Executed