Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- York's Coat of Arms
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Stonegate
- Roman Chimney Pot
- First World War Memorial
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Viking Male Grooming
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- George Leeman
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Anglian Cross
- Church of St Helen
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Cinema Comes to York