Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Cinema Comes to York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Medieval Castle
- St Crux's Church
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Greyfriars
- The Norman Castle
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- New Shopping Centres
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Fishergate Bar
- Military Belt Fitting
- Gold Arm Ring