Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Mansion House
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Teaching the Poor
- Inscription to Hecules
- Lendal Bridge
- Gold Arm Ring
- Monk Bar
- The Medieval Abbey
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Abbot's House
- Rowntree Park
- Fairfax House
- Viking Boot
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Aldwark Synagogue