Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Edward I and York
- The York Helmet
- A New Walk
- First World War Memorial
- The Multangular Tower
- The Roman Fortress
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The York Observatory
- The Railway Institute
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Our Lady's Row
- Jubbergate