Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Greyfriars
- The Female Prison
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Guy Fawkes
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Walmgate Bar
- Lendal Bridge
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bootham School
- Is York Cursed?
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Vikings and Christianity
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church