Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- The York Hoard
- Lendal Bridge
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Second World War York
- The New Theatre
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Industrial Upheaval
- York and the Holocaust
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Statue of the God Mars
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- St William's Shrine
- Gold Finger Ring
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Yorkshire Museum