Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- Viking Coins
- York Union Gas Works
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Silver Strap Ends
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Medieval Minster
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Viking Silk Cap
- Fishergate Bar
- King Edward I and York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa