Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Shambles
- King Edward I and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Church of St Helen
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- A Pipkin
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- De Grey Rooms
- York and the Holocaust
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bronze weights
- Church of St Olave
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Mithras and Arimanius
- A New Walk