Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The 1190 Massacre
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Lendal Tower
- The Norman Abbey
- Viking Male Grooming
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The End of the Abbey
- Vikings and Christianity
- Medieval Prisons
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- New Shopping Centres
- The Black Death
- Fire in the Minster
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Skeldergate Bridge