Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Medieval Abbey
- St Crux's Church
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Sixties York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Middleham Jewel
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Crest of York St John College
- King Edward III and York