Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Norman Window Frame
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Church of St Olave
- Constantius Chlorus
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The York Hoard
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Council of Arles
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Eric Bloodaxe
- De Grey Rooms
- York's Coat of Arms
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters