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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St William's Shrine
- George Leeman
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- A New Walk
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Dick Turpin
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Bronze weights
- Margaret Clitherow
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Art Gallery