Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Railway Institute
- Bootham School
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Medieval Minster
- The York Hoard
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Assembly Rooms
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Is York Cursed?
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake