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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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The George Fox Incident
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- A New University
- The Roman Fortress
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Rowntree Park
- Statue of the God Mars
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York and the Holocaust
- Bootham Bar
- Church of St Helen
- Ouse Bridge
- Dick Turpin