Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The 1190 Massacre
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Fairfax House
- York Railway Station
- Barley Hall
- Church of St Helen
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- A New Vision For York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Shambles
- The Multangular Tower