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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- The Railway Institute
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Clifford's Tower
- Sixties York
- Fairfax House
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Gold Finger Ring
- St Crux's Church
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Stonegate
- The Debtors' Prison
- The York Helmet
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Black Death