Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- The George Fox Incident
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Fairfax House
- York's Airfield
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Council of Arles
- York Art Gallery
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Inscription to Hecules
- Micklegate Bar
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster in Viking Times
- View from Station Rise
- Rowntree Park
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)