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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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Medieval Prisons
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The First Railway Station
- Rowntree Park
- A New Walk
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The White Rose of York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Norman Abbey
- Middleham Jewel
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Retreat
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Micklegate Bar
- King Edward II and York
- The Debtors' Prison