Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Church of St Olave
- St Crux's Church
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- George Leeman
- William Etty, Artist
- Viking Silk Cap
- Church of St Helen
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Lendal Bridge
- The York Observatory
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Ripon College for Women