Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Lendal Bridge
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Teaching the Poor
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Micklegate Bar
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bronze weights
- Walmgate Bar