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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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Norman Minster
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Council of Arles
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Norman House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Ouse Bridge
- York Art Gallery
- New Shopping Centres
- Roman Head Pot
- Scarborough Bridge
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Dick Turpin