Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Teaching the Poor
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Scarborough Bridge
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The York Helmet
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Medieval Prisons
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York and the Holocaust
- Dick Turpin
- Statue of Napoleon
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- De Grey Rooms