Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Lendal Bridge
- Stonegate
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bronze weights
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Transport Moves On
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- New Shopping Centres
- The Cawood Sword
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Scarborough Bridge
- A New Walk
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)