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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Royal Station Hotel
- Treasurer's House
- Vikings and Christianity
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Mystery Plays
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- A Pipkin
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King Edward II and York
- The Basilica
- Barley Hall
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Is York Cursed?
- Minster Library
- The Debtors' Prison