Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- The Medieval Minster
- Bronze weights
- The Mansion House
- The Norman Castle
- The County Court House
- Bootham School
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Scarborough Bridge
- Water Lanes
- Statue of the God Mars
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- William Etty, Artist
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop