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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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Bootham Bar
- View from Station Rise
- Micklegate Bar
- Lendal Bridge
- The Horn of Ulf
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Monk Bar
- York and the Holocaust
- The Debtors' Prison
- Royal Station Hotel
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The York Observatory
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Jewbury Cemetery