Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Walmgate Bar
- The Council of Arles
- The Medieval Castle
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The End of the Abbey
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Art Gallery
- A New University
- The Norman House
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Anglian Carving
- King Edward I and York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Medieval Prisons
- Church of All Saints Pavement