Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Micklegate Bar
- Medieval Prisons
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Middleham Jewel
- First World War York
- New Shopping Centres
- Statue of Napoleon
- King Richard II and York
- Vikings and Christianity
- George Leeman
- Mary Ward
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Rowntree Park
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Victoria Bar