Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- Church of St Helen
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The York Helmet
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Basilica
- Constantius Chlorus
- Jubbergate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The New Theatre
- Barley Hall
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Mansion House
- The Railway Institute
- Is York Cursed?
- The Black Death
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool