Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- The Female Prison
- Dick Turpin
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bronze weights
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Is York Cursed?
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Second World War York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Greyfriars
- Viking Silk Cap
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop