Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Fire in the Minster
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Guy Fawkes
- The Norman Abbey
- The Red Tower
- The Mansion House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Alcuin of York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Margaret Clitherow
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- First World War Memorial
- Church of St Helen
- The County Court House