Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Medieval Minster
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Greyfriars
- Inscription to Hecules
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Norman Minster
- Viking Coins
- Viking Male Grooming
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- A New University
- York Bombed
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Horn of Ulf
- St Crux's Church
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Church of All Saints Pavement