Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- A New Vision For York
- Gold Arm Ring
- York Union Gas Works
- The Black Death
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Abbot's House
- King Edward I and York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Shambles
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning