Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Micklegate Bar
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York Bombed
- Crest of York St John College
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- New Earswick
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Viking Coins
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Council of Arles
- Rowntree Park
- The New Theatre
- York's Coat of Arms