Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- A New Walk
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York Bombed
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Margaret Clitherow
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Female Prison
- York Garrison
- Ouse Bridge
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Debtors' Prison