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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- Holy Trinity Church
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Central Library
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bootham Bar
- First World War Memorial
- A New University
- Fairfax House
- Fire in the Minster
- The Norman Minster
- King Edward II and York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Anglian Carving