Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Leeman
- Teaching the Poor
- The Bar Convent
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Medieval Prisons
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Minster Library
- Is York Cursed?
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Shambles
- York Central Library
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York and the Holocaust
- Vikings and Christianity