Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- First World War Memorial
- Viking Boot
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The End of the Abbey
- The Hospitium
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York Art Gallery
- Holy Trinity Church
- Norman Window Frame
- Fairfax House
- Bootham School
- Barker Tower
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Mithras and Arimanius
- View from Station Rise
- Lendal Tower