Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- New Shopping Centres
- The Basilica
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Greyfriars
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Monk Bar
- The White Rose of York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Sixties York
- The Female Prison
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Abbot's House
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King Edward II and York