Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- King Edward III and York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- St Crux's Church
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Victoria Bar
- Daniel Defoe's York
- First World War Memorial
- The Red Tower
- The Medieval Minster
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Feeding Roman York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Fishergate Bar
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The First Railway Station
- The Greyfriars
- York Railway Station