Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Cawood Sword
- First World War York
- De Grey Rooms
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Greyfriars
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Barker Tower
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Viking Coins
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The York Observatory
- Crest of York St John College