Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- View from Station Rise
- Anglian Carving
- Clifford's Tower
- Viking Silk Cap
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Statue of an Athlete
- King Edward II and York
- The First Railway Station
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Military Belt Fitting
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Council of Arles
- York's Airfield
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Castle Museum