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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- View from Station Rise
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- John Carr - Architect
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Vikings and Christianity
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Transport Moves On
- Viking Silk Cap
- George Leeman
- The County Court House
- York's first historian: Francis Drake