Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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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
- Barker Tower
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Ouse Bridge
- The Norman Castle
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King Richard II and York
- Sixties York