Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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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
When York was conquered by William,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Hospitium
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Retreat
- Fairfax House
- The Norman House
- The Medieval Minster
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The York Observatory
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- George Leeman
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The York Helmet
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Council of Arles