Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Roman Fortress
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Richard II and York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Guildhall
- Statue of Napoleon
- King Edward II and York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York Art Gallery
- Transport Moves On
- The Basilica
- York Castle Museum
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Viking Silk Cap
- Inside the Roman Fortress