Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Lendal Tower
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Water Lanes
- Cinema Comes to York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Medieval Castle
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King Edward II and York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Council of Arles
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Feeding Roman York
- A Pipkin
- Transport Moves On
- Anglian Burial Vessel