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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- A New University
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Cinema Comes to York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The 1190 Massacre
- Daniel Defoe's York
- St Crux's Church
- The Norman House
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- First World War York
- The York Observatory
- Military Belt Fitting
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)