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 List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Water Lanes
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Norman Window Frame
- York Bombed
- Stonegate
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Bar Convent
- King Edward III and York
- York and the Holocaust
- Viking Silk Cap
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Viking Male Grooming