Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Female Prison
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Micklegate Bar
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Abbot's House
- The Shambles
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Gold Finger Ring
- Jewbury Cemetery
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Gold Arm Ring
- Second World War York
- Guy Fawkes
- Norman Window Frame
- Lendal Tower