Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Military Belt Fitting
- The First Railway Station
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Medieval Minster
- George Leeman
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Assembly Rooms
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Red Tower
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Garrison
- The End of the Abbey
- 62 Low Petergate
- First World War Memorial
- Anglian Cross
- Water Lanes