Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Church of St Helen
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Viking Coins
- New Shopping Centres
- Cinema Comes to York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Silver Strap Ends
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Norman Castle
- Second World War York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom