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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Inscription to Hecules
- York and the Holocaust
- The New Theatre
- Treasurer's House
- Ouse Bridge
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Fairfax House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Statue of Napoleon
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Is York Cursed?
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Anglian Cross
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill