Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Medieval Castle
- The Medieval Abbey
- A New Vision For York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Middleham Jewel
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Church of St Helen
- Lendal Bridge
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Cawood Sword
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- De Grey Rooms
- York Garrison
- Water Lanes
- Vikings and Christianity
- Statue of the God Mars