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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Fishergate Bar
- The Battle of the Standard
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Mansion House
- The Medieval Castle
- Anglian Carving
- Water Lanes
- The Multangular Tower
- The Red Tower
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Norman Abbey
- William Etty, Artist
- Stonegate