Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- First World War York
- The Red Tower
- De Grey Rooms
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Anglian Carving
- Skeldergate Bridge
- King Edward II and York
- Dick Turpin
- Military Belt Fitting
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Mystery Plays
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- New Shopping Centres
- A New Walk
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bone Trial Piece