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 Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- York Art Gallery
- Victoria Bar
- Church of St Helen
- John Carr - Architect
- First World War York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- A Pipkin
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The York Hoard
- First World War Memorial
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York's Airfield
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Sixties York
- The Norman House