Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- Transport Moves On
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Abbot's House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Constantius Chlorus
- Medieval Prisons
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Micklegate Bar
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Fairfax House
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Yorkshire Museum