Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The York Hoard
- The 1190 Massacre
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bronze weights
- Clifford's Tower
- Crest of York St John College
- Statue of an Athlete
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York's Coat of Arms
- George Leeman
- A New University
- King Edward III and York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Norman Castle
- Mary Ward
- The First Railway Station