Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Viking Coins
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Statue of Napoleon
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- First World War York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Silver Strap Ends
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Lendal Tower
- The Norman Abbey
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Norman Window Frame