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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- York Art Gallery
- De Grey Rooms
- Military Belt Fitting
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- 62 Low Petergate
- Olive Oil Container
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Walmgate Bar
- John Carr - Architect
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Statue of the God Mars
- Inscription from Fortress Gate