Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Royal Station Hotel
- Roman Head Pot
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- A New Walk
- York and the Holocaust
- Olive Oil Container
- St Crux's Church
- King Edward III and York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Railway Institute
- The Medieval Castle
- Crest of York St John College
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Anglian Carving