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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Vikings and Christianity
- Feeding Roman York
- King Edward I and York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Multangular Tower
- The Abbot's House
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Margaret Clitherow
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Ouse Bridge
- Alcuin of York