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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- First World War York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The End of the Abbey
- The Battle of the Standard
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Church of St Helen
- Medieval Prisons
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Dick Turpin
- Scarborough Bridge
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King Edward III and York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- St Crux's Church