Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Black Death
- The Cawood Sword
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Art Gallery
- The Medieval Minster
- George Leeman
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Guy Fawkes
- The Roman Fortress
- St William's Shrine
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Debtors' Prison
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Treasurer's House
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions