Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Olive Oil Container
- King Richard III and York
- The Female Prison
- Holy Trinity Church
- Lendal Tower
- First World War Memorial
- Yorkshire Museum
- A New Walk
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- A New Vision For York
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Battle of the Standard
- Vikings and Christianity
- Jubbergate
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Minster after the Reformation