Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Barley Hall
- A New Vision For York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Female Prison
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Minster Library
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Statue of an Athlete
- Viking Silk Cap
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Ripon College for Women
- Is York Cursed?
- Feeding Roman York
- York and the Holocaust