Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Treasurer's House
- The Mansion House
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Norman House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Fairfax House
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- St William's Shrine
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Our Lady's Row
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King's Manor - Victorian