Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Minster
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Council of Arles
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Medieval Prisons
- The York Hoard
- Rowntree Park
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Retreat
- The Multangular Tower
- Middleham Jewel
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Military Belt Fitting
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- De Grey Rooms
- The Victorian Prison Building