Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Margaret Clitherow
- The End of the Abbey
- Second World War York
- Viking Male Grooming
- The First Railway Station
- King Richard III and York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The York Helmet
- York Bombed
- King Richard II and York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Crest of York St John College
- Archbishop Scrope Executed