Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Norman Minster
- Rowntree Park
- Lendal Bridge
- The Railway Institute
- The York Observatory
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The End of the Abbey
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Church of St Olave
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Holy Trinity Church
- First World War York