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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Viking Coins
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Is York Cursed?
- First World War Memorial
- Barker Tower
- The Multangular Tower
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Black Death
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Railway Station
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Stonegate
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Mithras and Arimanius