Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Barley Hall
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Battle of the Standard
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The York Observatory
- Viking Silk Cap
- Crest of York St John College
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Margaret Clitherow
- Transport Moves On
- The Female Prison
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)