Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Vikings and Christianity
- Rowntree Park
- Bootham School
- The Council of Arles
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Barker Tower
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Walmgate Bar
- The 1190 Massacre
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Central Library
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy