Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Scarborough Bridge
- Teaching the Poor
- Inscription to Hecules
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Church of St Helen
- The Greyfriars
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Alcuin of York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Railway Station
- William Etty, Artist
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Yorkshire Museum