Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Railway Station
- Gold Arm Ring
- Margaret Clitherow
- View from Station Rise
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Yorkshire Museum
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- A Pipkin
- Barker Tower
- Statue of the God Mars
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Pilgrimage of Grace