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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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of St Helen
- The Medieval Abbey
- The End of the Abbey
- Anglian Carving
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Norman Castle
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Medieval Castle
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Viking Coins
- The Cawood Sword