Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- The York Hoard
- The First Railway Station
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Transport Moves On
- New Earswick
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Walmgate Bar
- A New Vision For York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Crest of York St John College
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Barker Tower