Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- Jubbergate
- Gold Finger Ring
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Lendal Bridge
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Guy Fawkes
- York Castle Museum
- King Richard II and York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Council of Arles
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Amber Bead Workshop