Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bootham Bar
- The White Rose of York
- The George Fox Incident
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Dick Turpin
- Norman Window Frame
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Vikings and Christianity
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Cinema Comes to York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Alcuin of York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Battle of the Standard