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 Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Black Death
- First World War York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The End of the Abbey
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King Edward II and York
- The County Court House
- Bone Trial Piece
- Judges Lodging
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster in Viking Times