Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Basilica
- The Red Tower
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Multangular Tower
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Battle of the Standard
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York Bombed
- New Earswick
- The First Railway Station
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Ripon College for Women
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Gold Finger Ring
- The York Hoard