Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- De Grey Rooms
- The End of the Abbey
- Statue of the God Mars
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Retreat
- The George Fox Incident
- Olive Oil Container
- The Debtors' Prison
- Barker Tower
- Sixties York
- The Female Prison
- Barley Hall
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Fairfax House
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bootham School