Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Norman Window Frame
- Viking Male Grooming
- Church of St Olave
- The Female Prison
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Mary Ward
- Medieval Prisons
- York Art Gallery
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Statue of the God Mars
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- St William's Shrine
- The York Hoard