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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- John Carr - Architect
- York Union Gas Works
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Abbot's House
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Hospitium
- St Crux's Church
- Mary Ward
- William Etty, Artist
- York St John in the 20th Century