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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bone Trial Piece
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Fire in the Minster
- The Railway Institute
- York and the Holocaust
- Constantius Chlorus
- Second World War York
- The Mansion House
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Medieval Castle
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Retreat
- The Basilica
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Council of Arles