Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Sixties York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Margaret Clitherow
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Stonegate
- Yorkshire Museum
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Mansion House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Teaching the Poor
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Medieval Prisons
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Basilica
- New Earswick
- Anglian Hanging Bowl