Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- A New Walk
- Margaret Clitherow
- Judges Lodging
- York Garrison
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Black Death
- Cinema Comes to York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York and the Holocaust
- Walmgate Bar
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Medieval Abbey
- Water Lanes