Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- Rowntree Park
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bronze weights
- The Red Tower
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Middleham Jewel
- Feeding Roman York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Assembly Rooms
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York Railway Station
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Artists, Writers and Scientists