Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- The Medieval Castle
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Dick Turpin
- Statue of the God Mars
- Minster Library
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Fire in the Minster
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- King Edward II and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York St John in the 20th Century
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church