Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Olive Oil Container
- York Central Library
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Church of St Helen
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bronze weights
- The Roman Fortress
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Anglian Cross
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The 1190 Massacre