Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Anglian Carving
- A New Vision For York
- Monk Bar
- The Cawood Sword
- The Basilica
- Viking Boot
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The White Rose of York
- The George Fox Incident
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Female Prison
- First World War York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Guy Fawkes
- The Horn of Ulf