Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- A New University
- Water Lanes
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Guildhall
- Holy Trinity Church
- New Earswick
- The Medieval Castle
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Jewbury Cemetery
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bronze weights
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Minster in the 18th Century