Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bootham Bar
- The George Fox Incident
- The Red Tower
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Mystery Plays
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Walmgate Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Anglian Carving
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Barley Hall
- Medieval Prisons
- Water Lanes