Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Union Gas Works
- York's Coat of Arms
- King Richard III and York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Viking Boot
- The York Observatory
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York and the Holocaust
- The Norman Minster
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Shambles
- The Female Prison
- The Abbot's House