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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- York's Airfield
- Church of St Olave
- The Greyfriars
- York Castle Museum
- Minster Library
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Abbot's House
- The Medieval Castle
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York Bombed