Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham School
- The New Theatre
- The First Minster
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Micklegate Bar
- King Edward II and York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Medieval Castle
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Water Lanes
- The Horn of Ulf
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'