Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- St Crux's Church
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- A New Walk
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Mary Ward
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York Castle Museum
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Medieval Castle
- Olive Oil Container
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- King Edward II and York