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English and Related Literature

Yorkshire Connections to Literature

Yorkshire Connections to Literature


These are tours that explore York through sites and details neglected by 'official' tours and the tourist industry. The tours evolved from walking tours of York that investigating themes derived from the Department of English and Related Literature 'Victorian Literature' module, but you don't have to have done the course to follow these examinations of York's cultural and historical past.

These tours were developed by Jonathan Brockbank, Department of English and Related Literature.


Virtual Tours of York

Prehistoric to Norman

Virtual tour of York 1: Town and Gown: History and Prehistory.

Take tour one

Victorian Yorkshire

Virtual tour of York 2: Victorian York: Townscape and Workscape.

Take tour two

Medieval to Modern Yorkshire

Virtual tour of York 3: Approaches to Literature Medieval and Modern.

Take tour three