Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The 1190 Massacre
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Ouse Bridge
- Victoria Bar
- The Cawood Sword
- William Etty, Artist
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Mithras and Arimanius
- First World War York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop