Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Norman Minster
- Barley Hall
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Castle Museum
- Victoria Bar
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Margaret Clitherow
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Fairfax House