Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- The Retreat
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Mary Ward
- The Black Death
- St Crux's Church
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Abbot's House
- The Roman Fortress
- The Assembly Rooms
- York's Airfield
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Basilica
- Crest of York St John College