Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- Viking Silk Cap
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Red Tower
- The Council of Arles
- The Medieval Minster
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- First World War Memorial
- Fire in the Minster
- Bone Trial Piece
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Yorkshire Museum