Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Our Lady's Row
- The Basilica
- Norman Window Frame
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Lendal Bridge
- Anglian Carving
- Water Lanes
- Middleham Jewel
- Mary Ward
- Silver Strap Ends
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions