Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Statue of Napoleon
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Railway Station
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Fairfax House
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Retreat
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Cinema Comes to York
- Is York Cursed?
- Monk Bar
- York Central Library
- The York Helmet
- Viking Sword Pommel