Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Union Gas Works
- The First Railway Station
- Lendal Tower
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Victoria Bar
- Guy Fawkes
- The Norman Castle
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Transport Moves On
- Fire in the Minster
- A New Walk
- Ripon College for Women
- The First Minster
- Treasurer's House
- Trams Pulled by Horses