Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Retreat
- The Norman Abbey
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- 62 Low Petergate
- Medieval Prisons
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Olive Oil Container
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Lendal Bridge
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Ripon College for Women
- Dick Turpin
- King Edward I and York
- Guy Fawkes