Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Bar Convent
- St Crux's Church
- Medieval Prisons
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Abbot's House
- The York Hoard
- Trams Pulled by Horses