Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Bar Convent
- The Mystery Plays
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Stonegate
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- View from Station Rise
- Fire in the Minster
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Battle of the Standard
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Middleham Jewel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King Richard II and York