Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Medieval Castle
- York Castle Museum
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Norman Window Frame
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- New Shopping Centres
- The End of the Abbey
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Debtors' Prison
- Feeding Roman York
- The Basilica
- The Female Prison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Union Gas Works