Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Norman Castle
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- William Etty, Artist
- Church of St Olave
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Mary Ward
- Margaret Clitherow
- Church of St Helen
- The End of the Abbey
- Viking Coins
- King's Manor - Victorian