Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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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 Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Norman Minster
- The Medieval Castle
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Abbot's House
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Yorkshire Museum
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Basilica
- Cinema Comes to York
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Statue of Napoleon