Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Guildhall
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Red Tower
- The Mansion House
- The New Theatre
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Margaret Clitherow
- Rowntree Park
- The York Observatory
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Crest of York St John College
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Multangular Tower