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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Alcuin of York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Monk Bar
- Eric Bloodaxe
- A New University
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Roman Fortress
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- William Etty, Artist
- The York Observatory
- The Battle of the Standard
- Fishergate Bar
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Statue of an Athlete
- Vikings and Christianity