Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- King Richard III and York
- First World War York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- King Edward II and York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The First Railway Station
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Monk Bar
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Gold Arm Ring
- Walmgate Bar
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Mary Ward
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window