Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- St Crux's Church
- Fairfax House
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Greyfriars
- First World War York
- Judges Lodging
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Hospitium
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bootham Bar
- Gold Finger Ring
- York Art Gallery