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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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bronze weights
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Medieval Castle
- The Mansion House
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- First World War Memorial
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Water Lanes
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Holy Trinity Church
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Statue of Napoleon