Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- View from Station Rise
- York Railway Station
- York Central Library
- York Garrison
- St William's Shrine
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Female Prison
- King Edward III and York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Black Death
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Bar Convent
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Teaching the Poor
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York