Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Clifford's Tower
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Shambles
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Guy Fawkes
- New Shopping Centres
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Church of St Olave
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Medieval Minster
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Margaret Clitherow