Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Norman House
- The Retreat
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King Edward II and York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Skeldergate Bridge
- St Crux's Church
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Sixties York
- Middleham Jewel
- Judges Lodging
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- St Columba's United Reformed Church