Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Feeding Roman York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Church of St Helen
- A Pipkin
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Rowntree Park
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Tombstone of Julia Velva