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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Female Prison
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Minster Library
- The Guildhall
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The White Rose of York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- De Grey Rooms
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Walmgate Bar
- Yorkshire Museum
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The First Minster
- The Cawood Sword
- Medieval Prisons