Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Holy Trinity Church
- Clifford's Tower
- Jewbury Cemetery
- George Leeman
- York Bombed
- York Union Gas Works
- Victoria Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Greyfriars
- New Earswick
- Barley Hall
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Viking Coins
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York