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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Medieval Minster
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Norman Window Frame
- Anglian Carving
- King Richard III and York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Cawood Sword
- York Art Gallery
- Medieval Prisons
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Ouse Bridge
- Artists, Writers and Scientists