Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- York Garrison
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- St William's Shrine
- York Railway Station
- Gold Arm Ring
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Castle Museum
- A Pipkin
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- First World War York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Retreat
- The Female Prison
- The Guildhall
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Horn of Ulf