Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Military Belt Fitting
- Is York Cursed?
- Fire in the Minster
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Dick Turpin
- Second World War York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Norman Castle
- Bronze weights
- New Shopping Centres
- Treasurer's House
- Scarborough Bridge