Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- De Grey Rooms
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- New Shopping Centres
- Royal Station Hotel
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Feeding Roman York
- Jubbergate
- Viking Silk Cap
- Dick Turpin
- Ouse Bridge
- Roman Head Pot
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Mansion House
- The Black Death
- The Norman Abbey
- Inscription to Hecules
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Minster in the 20th Century