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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Cinema Comes to York
- De Grey Rooms
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Horn of Ulf
- York's Coat of Arms
- Walmgate Bar
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Railway Station
- Our Lady's Row
- The Railway Institute
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Statue of the God Mars
- Rowntree Park