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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- The End of the Abbey
- First World War Memorial
- The Assembly Rooms
- Industrial Upheaval
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- 62 Low Petergate
- The 1190 Massacre
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Vikings and Christianity
- Is York Cursed?
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York's Airfield
- The Female Prison
- All Saints Church, North Street