Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Sixties York
- The Railway Institute
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- William Etty, Artist
- Statue of the God Mars
- Vikings and Christianity
- Mary Ward
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York Central Library
- The Council of Arles
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York's Airfield
- The White Rose of York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York and the Holocaust