Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- Monk Bar
- Stonegate
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bootham School
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Mansion House
- Judges Lodging
- A New University
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Observatory
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Gold Finger Ring
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Fire in the Minster
- The Hospitium
- The Pilgrimage of Grace