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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Walmgate Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- The Mansion House
- Bootham Bar
- Clifford's Tower
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Teaching the Poor
- Statue of Napoleon
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse