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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- Jubbergate
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Barley Hall
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Statue of Napoleon
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bronze weights
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Norman Castle
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Coins
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York and the Holocaust
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate