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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Bar Convent
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York in the fifteenth Century
- A Pipkin
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Crest of York St John College
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Shambles
- The Railway Institute
- York Central Library
- Medieval Prisons
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Assembly Rooms
- Barley Hall
- Church of St Olave