Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Ouse Bridge
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York Castle Museum
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Mystery Plays
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Retreat
- Fire in the Minster
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- New Earswick
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Assembly Rooms
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'