Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Roman Head Pot
- Alcuin of York
- The Norman Castle
- York Castle Museum
- The End of the Abbey
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Statue of an Athlete
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- A Pipkin
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Dick Turpin
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Cawood Sword
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy