Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Medieval Castle
- Viking Male Grooming
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bronze weights
- Yorkshire Museum
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Hospitium
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Mary Ward
- Fire in the Minster
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head