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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The First Minster
- The George Fox Incident
- George Leeman
- Ripon College for Women
- The Cawood Sword
- Inscription to Hecules
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Micklegate Bar
- King Edward III and York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Lendal Tower
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- First World War Memorial