Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Fairfax House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- De Grey Rooms
- King Edward II and York
- The Bar Convent
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Gold Finger Ring
- 62 Low Petergate
- Treasurer's House
- The Greyfriars
- The First Minster
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- First World War Memorial
- Minster Library