Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Cawood Sword
- George Leeman
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The York Hoard
- The George Fox Incident
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Constantius Chlorus
- Judges Lodging
- York Union Gas Works
- Royal Station Hotel
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- William Etty, Artist
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- St Crux's Church
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York in the fifteenth Century