Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Debtors' Prison
- Medieval Prisons
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The York Hoard
- Crest of York St John College
- York's Airfield
- The York Helmet
- York Union Gas Works
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Teaching the Poor
- William Etty, Artist
- Mary Ward
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Council of Arles