Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- William Etty, Artist
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Yorkshire Museum
- Ripon College for Women
- The First Railway Station
- York Castle Museum
- Monk Bar
- Viking Male Grooming
- The York Helmet
- Viking Boot
- St William's Shrine
- 62 Low Petergate
- George Leeman
- Medieval Prisons
- The Horn of Ulf
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels