Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- William Etty, Artist
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bone Trial Piece
- Vikings and Christianity
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Female Prison
- York Castle Museum
- Industrial Upheaval
- Silver Strap Ends
- New Earswick
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Margaret Clitherow
- Middleham Jewel