Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The New Theatre
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Lendal Tower
- View from Station Rise
- The York Helmet
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Roman Head Pot
- York Castle Museum
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Edward II and York
- The Shambles
- The End of the Abbey
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- St Leonard's Hospital