Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Female Prison
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Norman Abbey
- The Guildhall
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Fairfax House
- Bootham School
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Multangular Tower
- First World War York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Council of Arles
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York's Coat of Arms