Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Micklegate Bar
- York Castle Museum
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Black Death
- The Debtors' Prison
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- New Earswick
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- A New Walk
- The Multangular Tower
- King Edward II and York
- Roman Head Pot
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Railway Institute