Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St William's Shrine
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Ripon College for Women
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Greyfriars
- York's Airfield
- Lendal Tower
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Is York Cursed?
- The Medieval Minster