Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Military Belt Fitting
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Alcuin of York
- Ripon College for Women
- The First Minster
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Greyfriars
- The York Observatory
- 62 Low Petergate
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The End of the Abbey
- Crest of York St John College
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom