Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Yorkshire Museum
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Shambles
- The Multangular Tower
- Feeding Roman York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Is York Cursed?
- The Roman Fortress
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Viking Male Grooming
- Our Lady's Row
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Battle of the Standard