Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Monk Bar
- York Bombed
- The Cawood Sword
- Ripon College for Women
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Basilica
- Vikings and Christianity
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Norman House
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Jubbergate
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Assembly Rooms