Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Transport Moves On
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Viking Coins
- Alcuin of York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Second World War York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Art Gallery
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Greyfriars
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- King Richard II and York
- The Guildhall