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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- St Crux's Church
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Margaret Clitherow
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Amber Bead Workshop
- William Etty, Artist
- The New Theatre
- The York Observatory
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Castle Museum
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Fire in the Minster
- Viking Boot
- Tombstone of Julia Velva