Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York's Airfield
- Anglian Carving
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Barker Tower
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Ripon College for Women
- York Railway Station
- Holy Trinity Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Aldwark Synagogue
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Art Gallery
- Walmgate Bar