Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Medieval Abbey
- The First Railway Station
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- John Carr - Architect
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Norman Window Frame
- Bronze weights
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Union Gas Works
- A Pipkin
- Fire in the Minster
- Vikings and Christianity