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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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- York Union Gas Works
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Ripon College for Women
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Constantius Chlorus
- The County Court House
- The George Fox Incident
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Victoria Bar
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Hospitium
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Railway Institute