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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Victoria Bar
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Alcuin of York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The First Railway Station
- Viking Coins
- Roman Head Pot
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street