Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- The Greyfriars
- York and the Holocaust
- Holy Trinity Church
- Medieval Prisons
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Olive Oil Container
- Middleham Jewel
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Lendal Bridge
- The First Minster
- Statue of Napoleon
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Eric Bloodaxe