Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Ouse Bridge
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Alcuin of York
- The Retreat
- York Central Library
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- King Richard II and York
- The Norman House
- Lendal Bridge
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- New Earswick
- Norman Window Frame
- York's Coat of Arms
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions