Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Lendal Tower
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The New Theatre
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Assembly Rooms
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Art Gallery
- York and the Holocaust
- The First Railway Station
- King Richard III and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Lendal Bridge
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The George Fox Incident