Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bootham Bar
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The York Observatory
- John Carr - Architect
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Richard II and York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Medieval Minster
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Mithras and Arimanius
- New Earswick
- The Greyfriars
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Fire in the Minster