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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- Medieval Prisons
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York Art Gallery
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Horn of Ulf
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The New Theatre
- King Edward II and York
- John Carr - Architect
- Inscription to Hecules
- Gold Arm Ring
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Hospitium
- The First Railway Station
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Norman Window Frame