Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Viking Boot
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Royal Station Hotel
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Multangular Tower
- Fairfax House
- Rebuilt in Stone