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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Rowntree Park
- York Union Gas Works
- Mary Ward
- Jubbergate
- Constantius Chlorus
- Church of St Wilfrid
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fairfax House
- The Basilica
- Sixties York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Mansion House