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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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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Medieval Abbey
- Micklegate Bar
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Norman Castle
- Victoria Bar
- The New Theatre
- Bootham School
- The 1190 Massacre
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Norman Minster
- Alcuin of York
- The Mansion House
- The York Observatory
- Clifford's Tower
- York Union Gas Works