Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Female Prison
- A Pipkin
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Industrial Upheaval
- New Shopping Centres
- William Etty, Artist
- King Richard III and York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Victoria Bar
- The Shambles
- The Minster after the Reformation