Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York and the Holocaust
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Viking Male Grooming
- Fire in the Minster
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Basilica
- The Guildhall
- King Edward II and York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York Bombed