Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Black Death
- Micklegate Bar
- Is York Cursed?
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The End of the Abbey
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Minster Library
- The York Observatory
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Basilica
- The Victorian Prison Building
- New Shopping Centres