Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Statue of the God Mars
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Crest of York St John College
- Walmgate Bar
- Water Lanes
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- View from Station Rise
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Hospitium
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Castle Museum
- The New Theatre