Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Multangular Tower
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Viking Male Grooming
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bootham School
- St William's Shrine
- King Edward III and York
- The Red Tower
- York Railway Station
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Mystery Plays
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Battle of the Standard
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Minster in the 18th Century