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 Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Bone Trial Piece
- Ouse Bridge
- Treasurer's House
- The Black Death
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- New Shopping Centres
- York Castle Museum
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Transport Moves On
- Scarborough Bridge
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The 1190 Massacre
- Barker Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)