Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St William's Shrine
- King Edward II and York
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Guy Fawkes
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Guildhall
- The Multangular Tower
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Viking Coins
- Micklegate Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King Richard III and York
- York Castle Museum