Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Mansion House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Royal Station Hotel
- Rowntree Park
- King Richard II and York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Crest of York St John College
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Red Tower
- Statue of an Athlete
- The End of the Abbey