Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Council of Arles
- The Norman Castle
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Multangular Tower
- The Basilica
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The York Observatory
- The Medieval Minster
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Teaching the Poor
- King Edward II and York
- The New Theatre
- Gold Finger Ring
- First World War York
- Bone Trial Piece
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York's Airfield