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 Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- King Edward I and York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Basilica
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- King Richard II and York
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Norman Minster
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The York Observatory
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- De Grey Rooms
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Horn of Ulf