Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Roman Fortress
- The Bar Convent
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Mystery Plays
- The York Observatory
- The Abbot's House
- The Mansion House
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Multangular Tower
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Olive Oil Container
- The Medieval Abbey
- The New Theatre