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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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Is York Cursed?
- The Norman Minster
- George Leeman
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Dick Turpin
- The Battle of the Standard
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Military Belt Fitting
- The York Helmet
- The Horn of Ulf
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Greyfriars
- York Castle Museum
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bronze weights