Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Victoria Bar
- New Shopping Centres
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Railway Institute
- The Mystery Plays
- The Multangular Tower
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Rebuilt in Stone
- William Etty, Artist
- Anglian Cross
- Skeldergate Bridge