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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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...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham Bar
- Bronze weights
- Anglian Cross
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Water Lanes
- Feeding Roman York
- Yorkshire Museum
- George Leeman
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Central Library
- Sixties York
- The Norman Abbey
- St Crux's Church