Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- Minster Library
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King Richard III and York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Anglian Cross
- The Norman House
- Walmgate Bar
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- New Shopping Centres
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Female Prison
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Black Death
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Micklegate Bar