Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Cawood Sword
- Scarborough Bridge
- Barker Tower
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Black Death
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Medieval Castle
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Royal Station Hotel
- The York Hoard
- Elizabeth Boardingham