Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Medieval Prisons
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- A Pipkin
- York Railway Station
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Viking Coins
- The Norman Castle
- Bootham Bar
- The Shambles
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Union Gas Works
- Daniel Defoe's York