Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The White Rose of York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Anglian Cross
- The Norman Abbey
- York Castle Museum
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The County Court House
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St William's Shrine
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Debtors' Prison
- Medieval Prisons
- Bootham Bar