Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- York Railway Station
- Church of St Helen
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Central Library
- The George Fox Incident
- View from Station Rise
- Viking Coins
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York and the Holocaust
- The County Court House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The 1190 Massacre
- Mithras and Arimanius
- First World War Memorial
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Greyfriars