Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Red Tower
- John Carr - Architect
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The First Railway Station
- Dick Turpin
- Walmgate Bar
- First World War York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Rebuilt in Stone
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Teaching the Poor
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York