Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- York and the Holocaust
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- 62 Low Petergate
- Teaching the Poor
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze weights
- Lendal Bridge
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The York Helmet
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The York Hoard
- Viking Silk Cap