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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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Hospitium
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Fairfax House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Fishergate Bar
- Viking Boot
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Mystery Plays
- The Norman Minster
- New Earswick
- William Etty, Artist
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King Edward III and York