Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- The Cawood Sword
- The Norman Castle
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Royal Station Hotel
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Hospitium
- Gold Finger Ring
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Ripon College for Women
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- New Earswick
- The Mystery Plays
- Olive Oil Container