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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Church of St Wilfrid
- New Shopping Centres
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The First Railway Station
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Is York Cursed?
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York Art Gallery
- Second World War York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Norman Abbey
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Middleham Jewel
- The George Fox Incident
- Bone Trial Piece