Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- The Medieval Minster
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Gold Arm Ring
- Scarborough Bridge
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Battle of the Standard
- Fire in the Minster
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Mithras and Arimanius