Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- King Richard III and York
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Fishergate Bar
- A Pipkin
- Guy Fawkes
- Bone Trial Piece
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Vikings and Christianity
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The York Helmet
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Garrison