Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Bootham School
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Yorkshire Museum
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Micklegate Bar
- York and the Holocaust
- Barley Hall
- The Norman Abbey
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King Richard II and York
- Viking Coins
- Second World War York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Art Gallery