Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The New Theatre
- Second World War York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Water Lanes
- View from Station Rise
- King Edward III and York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Teaching the Poor
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St William's Shrine
- The Cawood Sword
- The George Fox Incident
- Bootham School
- The Mystery Plays
- Viking Silk Cap
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey