Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Railway Station
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Dick Turpin
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Multangular Tower
- A Pipkin
- The Assembly Rooms
- Anglian Carving
- The Norman Minster
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- First World War Memorial
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Aldwark Synagogue