Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Bar Convent
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The County Court House
- Lendal Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Richard III and York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Battle of the Standard
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster in the 19th Century