Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Debtors' Prison
- Barley Hall
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Anglian Carving
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York