Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Mystery Plays
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Medieval Abbey
- Ripon College for Women
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Viking Coins
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Roman Fortress
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Union Gas Works