Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- Scarborough Bridge
- The York Hoard
- Minster Library
- St Crux's Church
- Roman Chimney Pot
- King Edward I and York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Royal Station Hotel
- Stonegate
- York Garrison
- Bronze weights
- The Assembly Rooms
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Feeding Roman York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Battle of Marston Moor