Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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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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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Council of Arles
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bone Trial Piece
- Statue of the God Mars
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Guy Fawkes
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Alcuin of York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Viking Boot
- Lendal Bridge
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey