Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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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.
- New Earswick
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Assembly Rooms
- Viking Coins
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Mystery Plays
- York Bombed
- Viking Silk Cap
- York Central Library
- The End of the Abbey
- Treasurer's House
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart