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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Constantius Chlorus
- Guy Fawkes
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Basilica
- Fire in the Minster
- Church of St Helen
- York Central Library
- Royal Station Hotel
- York and the Holocaust
- Teaching the Poor
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- New Earswick
- King Richard II and York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Judges Lodging
- York Union Gas Works