Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- The Medieval Abbey
- York Bombed
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- William Etty, Artist
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- King Richard III and York
- The County Court House
- The Railway Institute
- Fire in the Minster
- Bootham Bar
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bone Trial Piece
- Second World War York
- Cinema Comes to York