Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bronze weights
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Scarborough Bridge
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Medieval Prisons
- Our Lady's Row
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Railway Station
- York's Airfield
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Mystery Plays
- Alcuin of York
- The Multangular Tower
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions