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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Abbot's House
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Victoria Bar
- A Pipkin
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Norman Castle
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Industrial Upheaval
- Anglian Carving
- Rowntree Park
- The New Theatre
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The End of the Abbey
- St Crux's Church