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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious 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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Roman Fortress
- St William's Shrine
- York Castle Museum
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Is York Cursed?
- York Central Library
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Basilica
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Guildhall
- Statue of an Athlete