Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- A New Walk
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Hospitium
- First World War Memorial
- The Railway Institute
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Female Prison
- The Assembly Rooms
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Abbot's House