Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Horn of Ulf
- York Bombed
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Railway Institute
- Ripon College for Women
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Our Lady's Row
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Medieval Castle
- Bootham School
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill