Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Black Death
- Transport Moves On
- Medieval Prisons
- Lendal Tower
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's Coat of Arms
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Norman Window Frame
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Castle Museum