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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Viking Coins
- Church of St Helen
- St William's Shrine
- York Bombed
- The Norman House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Debtors' Prison
- Military Belt Fitting
- De Grey Rooms
- The Abbot's House
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Red Tower
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Railway King: George Hudson