Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Bar Convent
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Micklegate Bar
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's Airfield
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- A New University
- Statue of an Athlete
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Viking Male Grooming
- Transport Moves On