Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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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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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- Viking Boot
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Dick Turpin
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Constantius Chlorus
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The White Rose of York
- William Etty, Artist
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Treasurer's House
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Black Death
- Lendal Tower
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The New Theatre
- York's first historian: Francis Drake