Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- George Leeman
- First World War Memorial
- The Medieval Castle
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Council of Arles
- A New Walk
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The White Rose of York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- View from Station Rise
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa