Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Church of St Helen
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Red Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Margaret Clitherow
- New Shopping Centres
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Abbot's House
- Second World War York
- York Bombed
- York Castle Museum
- A New University
- Ripon College for Women
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- De Grey Rooms
- Jubbergate