Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Central Library
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Mansion House
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Viking Boot
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Council of Arles
- 62 Low Petergate
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Is York Cursed?
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Inside the Roman Fortress