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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Second World War York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Stonegate
- Fire in the Minster
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York's Coat of Arms
- Margaret Clitherow
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Norman Abbey
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Anglian Cross
- The Pilgrimage of Grace