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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Railway Station
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Mary Ward
- Crest of York St John College
- The First Railway Station
- The Horn of Ulf
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Statue of an Athlete
- The First Minster
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Monk Bar
- Church of St Helen
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Elizabeth Boardingham