Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Norman Castle
- Holy Trinity Church
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Retreat
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Railway Institute
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Is York Cursed?
- Rebuilt in Stone
- View from Station Rise
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Lendal Bridge