Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Rowntree Park
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Skeldergate Bridge
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King Richard II and York
- York and the Holocaust
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Crest of York St John College
- The First Minster
- The Norman Abbey
- Anglian Cross
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Bar Convent
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Medieval Prisons
- The Cawood Sword
- Plum Cakes for Christmas