Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Horn of Ulf
- Rowntree Park
- Fairfax House
- View from Station Rise
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Middleham Jewel
- The Medieval Minster
- Guy Fawkes
- De Grey Rooms
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'