Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- The Norman Castle
- 62 Low Petergate
- The 1190 Massacre
- Ouse Bridge
- William Etty, Artist
- Margaret Clitherow
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Norman Abbey
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Feeding Roman York
- Church of St Helen
- The White Rose of York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Medieval Abbey
- Our Lady's Row