Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- George Leeman
- The Medieval Castle
- The Abbot's House
- Rowntree Park
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Garrison
- The York Observatory
- York Castle Museum
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Church of St Helen
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Viking Coins
- Cinema Comes to York
- King Richard II and York