Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Our Lady's Row
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Water Lanes
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Treasurer's House
- William Etty, Artist
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Alcuin of York
- Military Belt Fitting
- St William's Shrine
- King Edward I and York
- The Basilica
- Hair of a Roman Girl