Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- New Earswick
- Roman Head Pot
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Helmet
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Central Library
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Church of St Helen
- Guy Fawkes
- The First Railway Station
- Jubbergate
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Yorkshire Museum