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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- New Earswick
- The Greyfriars
- Eric Bloodaxe
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The New Theatre
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Multangular Tower
- Water Lanes
- Industrial Upheaval
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Viking Coins
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Barker Tower
- King Edward II and York