Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Black Death
- Church of St Helen
- The Cawood Sword
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Rowntree Park
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- A New University
- York Art Gallery
- The First Minster
- Industrial Upheaval
- Norman Window Frame
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Statue of Napoleon
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Council of Arles
- The New Theatre