Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Battle of the Standard
- Clifford's Tower
- Fishergate Bar
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Greyfriars
- The Medieval Minster
- Rowntree Park
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Inscription to Hecules
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The York Observatory
- King Edward III and York
- Hair of a Roman Girl