Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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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 Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Treasurer's House
- Middleham Jewel
- Viking Boot
- Industrial Upheaval
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York in the fifteenth Century
- A Pipkin
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Viking Sword Pommel
- A New University
- John Carr - Architect
- The Hospitium
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York