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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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Margaret Clitherow
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Statue of Napoleon
- Fire in the Minster
- Walmgate Bar
- Olive Oil Container
- Statue of the God Mars
- Clifford's Tower
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The White Rose of York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Railway Institute