Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The York Hoard
- The Red Tower
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Yorkshire Museum
- Rowntree Park
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York Central Library
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Inscription to Hecules
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Basilica
- Mary Ward
- Scarborough Bridge
- Margaret Clitherow