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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- York Railway Station
- The Council of Arles
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The First Railway Station
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Constantius Chlorus
- Transport Moves On
- A Pipkin
- King Richard II and York
- A New Walk
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Sixties York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Church of St Olave
- Minster Library