Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- Medieval Prisons
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- York in the fifteenth Century
- John Carr - Architect
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Norman Minster
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The George Fox Incident
- Ripon College for Women
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Railway Institute
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The York Observatory
- Artists, Writers and Scientists