Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Fire in the Minster
- Victoria Bar
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Viking Silk Cap
- Jubbergate
- Alcuin of York
- The Red Tower
- Stonegate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- John Carr - Architect
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop