Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- William Etty, Artist
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The End of the Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- St William's Shrine
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Mystery Plays
- Sixties York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Middleham Jewel
- Viking Male Grooming
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Tombstone of Julia Velva