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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Roman Head Pot
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Church of St Olave
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Edward I and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- De Grey Rooms
- The York Observatory
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Roman Fortress
- The York Helmet
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Barker Tower
- Dick Turpin
- Tombstone of Julia Velva