Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Bombed
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Church of St Helen
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Shambles
- The Female Prison
- The Retreat
- Is York Cursed?
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Viking Male Grooming
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Medieval Prisons
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy