Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- Medieval Prisons
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Norman Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Statue of the God Mars
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Black Death
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Red Tower
- Anglian Cross
- York Central Library
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Silver Strap Ends
- York Union Gas Works