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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- Inscription to Hecules
- The End of the Abbey
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Norman House
- Crest of York St John College
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Medieval Minster
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Medieval Abbey
- Ripon College for Women
- Constantius Chlorus
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Norman Abbey
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Victoria Bar
- Is York Cursed?