Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Norman Castle
- Viking Silk Cap
- King Edward II and York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- St Crux's Church
- New Shopping Centres
- The Railway Institute
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Debtors' Prison
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Retreat
- Dick Turpin