Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- George Leeman
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Crest of York St John College
- The Red Tower
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- View from Station Rise
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Royal Station Hotel
- A New University
- Fairfax House
- The Basilica
- Sixties York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York