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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- St Crux's Church
- Holy Trinity Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Vikings and Christianity
- Barker Tower
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Our Lady's Row
- King Richard II and York
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Medieval Abbey
- Norman Window Frame
- Statue of Napoleon
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Skeldergate Bridge
- First World War Memorial
- The Victorian Prison Building