Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- The New Theatre
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Sixties York
- Bronze weights
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Middleham Jewel
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York Bombed
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bootham Bar
- The Multangular Tower
- Military Belt Fitting
- Second World War York
- Guy Fawkes
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall