Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Norman House
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Dick Turpin
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- New Shopping Centres
- Church of St Olave
- Cinema Comes to York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Retreat
- First World War York
- The White Rose of York
- Bone Trial Piece
- Barley Hall
- Alcuin of York
- Walmgate Bar
- King Richard II and York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant