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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- The Basilica
- Fairfax House
- Ripon College for Women
- The Assembly Rooms
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The County Court House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Battle of the Standard
- Viking Male Grooming
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Royal Station Hotel