Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- York Railway Station
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Scarborough Bridge
- King Edward I and York
- York Union Gas Works
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- First World War Memorial
- Bronze weights
- Viking Coins
- York Central Library
- Bootham School
- Fire in the Minster
- Inscription to Hecules
- Guy Fawkes
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse