Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Victoria Bar
- Statue of Napoleon
- Viking Boot
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St Crux's Church
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Black Death
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Crest of York St John College
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Statue of the God Mars