Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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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...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Debtors' Prison
- Medieval Prisons
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- A New Vision For York
- A Pipkin
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Central Library
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Cawood Sword
- Barley Hall
- The Railway Institute
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Hospitium