Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Roman Fortress
- King Edward III and York
- A New University
- St William's Shrine
- York Railway Station
- Victoria Bar
- Crest of York St John College
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Anglian Cross
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Central Library
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- New Earswick
- The Medieval Castle
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Anglian Hanging Bowl