Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Basilica
- York Bombed
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Assembly Rooms
- Ouse Bridge
- The Shambles
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- First World War York
- Eric Bloodaxe