Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- First World War York
- Clifford's Tower
- Our Lady's Row
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Retreat
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Church of St Olave
- Anglian Carving
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Greyfriars
- Minster Library
- The Norman Castle
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Scarborough Bridge
- First World War Memorial