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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Battle of the Standard
- Barker Tower
- First World War York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Shambles
- Transport Moves On
- King Edward III and York
- Bootham Bar
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The First Railway Station
- Is York Cursed?
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Rowntree Park