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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- Viking Coins
- The Bar Convent
- St William's Shrine
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York Castle Museum
- The Mystery Plays
- The George Fox Incident
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- 62 Low Petergate
- Church of St Helen
- Viking Boot
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bootham School