Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- First World War Memorial
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Anglian Carving
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Sixties York
- Clifford's Tower
- The Guildhall
- Fire in the Minster
- St Crux's Church
- Cinema Comes to York
- The York Helmet
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The County Court House
- Is York Cursed?
- King Richard II and York
- Ripon College for Women