Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Medieval Castle
- George Leeman
- The George Fox Incident
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Assembly Rooms
- Second World War York
- Water Lanes
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Monk Bar
- Eric Bloodaxe
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Judges Lodging
- Vikings and Christianity
- A New University
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head