Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The First Railway Station
- The York Observatory
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Black Death
- Bronze weights
- Anglian Cross
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- King Edward III and York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Guildhall
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Minster Library
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Sixties York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle