Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- King Edward I and York
- New Earswick
- Bronze weights
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York and the Holocaust
- The Mystery Plays
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- New Shopping Centres
- Statue of the God Mars
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Multangular Tower
- Fairfax House
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Viking Boot
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Female Prison